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National Grid has raised its five-year network investment programme.
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Austria may need more than €68bn of grid investment by 2040 as renewable electricity targets, regional network constraints, electrification, and system flexibility requirements reshape its energy infrastructure.
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Germany has approved draft legislation to procure 11GW of new dispatchable capacity, with staged auctions planned from September 2026 to support electricity supply during periods of low renewable generation.
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Polish transmission system operator PSE has awarded contracts for a 400kV line that will carry power from Baltic Sea offshore wind farms into the national grid, supporting Poland’s fast-developing offshore wind programme.
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Invinity Energy Systems has completed delivery of 20.7MWh of vanadium flow batteries to the Copwood VFB Energy Hub in East Sussex, pairing long-duration storage with a 3MW solar array.
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UK Power Networks’ Future Fleet project will model where electric HGV charging demand is likely to emerge, how local networks may be affected, and which flexible charging, storage, solar, and shared infrastructure models could reduce connection pressure.
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AMPACIMON has been selected for a National Grid dynamic line rating sensor rollout covering part of the UK transmission network, with DRONE VOLT expected to install sensors on live high-voltage lines using LineDrone technology.
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The first turbines for Iceland’s 120MW Vaðölduver wind farm have arrived, moving the country’s first commercial-scale wind project from civil works into turbine installation.
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Galileo has secured 700MW of grid-connected renewable and storage projects in Spain, with standalone battery storage forming the core of its near-term portfolio.
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European co-located renewable and battery capacity is forecast to grow sharply by 2030 as negative pricing, curtailment, and grid congestion reshape project design.