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Spain and Portugal are accelerating long-duration electricity storage investment programmes. New support covers 3.5GW of pumped-hydro development alongside battery tenders, renewable integration measures, and wider system-resilience work.
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Germany has opened its first long-term electricity capacity market auction. The 4.5GW procurement offers 15-year commitments under detailed de-rating, delivery, security, and grid-support conditions.
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Ofgem has proposed rewards for innovative electricity transmission project delivery. The RIIO-ET3 mechanism would assess acceleration, evidence, repeatability, and long-term consumer value.
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Ofgem has proposed a coordinating role for energy data domains. The framework targets standardisation, interoperability, accessibility, governance, and improved system-wide use of operational information.
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Iberdrola will acquire control of Finland’s largest electricity distribution operator. The €5bn transaction brings Caruna’s 89,000km network into a portfolio increasingly concentrated on regulated grid infrastructure.
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Northampton Saints has completed a broad stadium lighting efficiency upgrade. The first phase combines LED luminaires, DALI controls, and emergency-lighting equipment across hospitality, circulation, staff, and spectator areas.
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Britain’s lighting market is returning toward growth through retrofit demand. LED replacement, connected controls, building regulation, and recovering non-residential construction are reshaping product specification and electrical installation work.
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Elgin has secured long-term offtake for three British solar projects. The 15-year agreements cover developments in Wales, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire that are already moving through construction and grid-connection delivery.
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Larkhill’s solar network now supplies power across connected military infrastructure. The new 1.7GWh annual installation can export surplus generation to neighbouring camps through an existing private-wire system.
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Northern Ireland is defining compensation rules for offshore wind development. Proposed changes would allow broader environmental measures where unavoidable effects on protected marine sites cannot be eliminated through project design or mitigation.