Electrical Engineering

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  • EIB and BNP Paribas expand grid equipment guarantees

    EIB and BNP Paribas will expand guarantees for grid manufacturers. The €700m portfolio could support up to €2.8bn of investment.


  • Subsea Micropiles expands Montrose manufacturing capacity

    Subsea Micropiles will expand manufacturing capacity at Scotland’s Montrose Port. The £5 million programme targets subsea foundations and anchors, with around 80 jobs planned as floating wind deployment develops.


  • Tekmar extends European offshore wind contract

    Tekmar has secured a €6 million European offshore wind extension. Newton Aycliffe will manufacture cable protection equipment, with a similar second phase available if the project reaches its required investment milestones.


  • Infineon supplies SiC for Eaton transformer platform

    Infineon will supply silicon carbide devices for Eaton’s transformer platform. The MVSST 2.0 system targets 800VDC AI data centre power architectures across the Asia-Pacific region.


  • Schneider virtualises medium-voltage switchgear

    Schneider Electric has launched software-defined medium-voltage switchgear for data centres. The architecture virtualises protection, control, monitoring, and metering functions to standardise deployment and commissioning.


  • NKT brings Karlskrona cable expansion forward

    NKT has brought Karlskrona cable expansion operation forward into 2027. Commercial operation is now expected in the second quarter, supporting a growing transmission project backlog.


  • TerraFlow and DG Matrix pair storage with compute

    TerraFlow and DG Matrix will power live compute through storage. The initial US deployment combines a vanadium flow battery, programmable solid-state transformer technology, and Dell PowerEdge servers.


  • Waratah battery reaches full commercial operation

    Waratah has reached full commercial operation at its rated capacity. The 850MW/1,680MWh battery is integrated with a system protection scheme designed to increase usable transmission capacity in New South Wales.


  • Cyberhawk expands SSE network inspection agreement

    Cyberhawk has secured a three-year SSE electricity network inspection agreement. The scope covers transmission, distribution, offshore wind assets, and a renewed digital asset intelligence service.


  • NESO cancels margin notice after market response

    NESO cancelled Monday’s margin notice after reserve availability improved materially. An initial 1,400MW shortfall for the evening peak fell to around 104MW by midday as additional capacity became available.