Electrical Engineering
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NESO is advancing a unified standard for power-flow metering polarity. GC0182 would formalise how operational metering signals are presented to the system operator and replace increasingly complex workarounds.
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Ofgem has opened Greenlink’s post-construction review of regulated project costs. The process will establish final cap-and-floor levels after the 500MW interconnector entered commercial operation in January 2025.
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EU safeguards now cover transformer-grade steel, laminations, cores and transformers. The provisional measures use tariff-rate quotas and price thresholds while the wider investigation continues.
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ABB says industrial electrical systems must become actively orchestrated infrastructure. Its new whitepaper links rising energy costs, outages, storage, digitalisation, and asset management to changing service strategies.
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Ofgem proposes delivery incentives for LionLink and Nautilus interconnector projects. The framework covers regime start dates, backstops, delay payback, and defined relief mechanisms for the two offshore hybrid assets.
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STRABAG will build 140 charging points across 25 German sites. The motorway programme includes megawatt-class infrastructure for electric heavy goods vehicles and is scheduled for completion by 2030.
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50Hertz has awarded LanWin3’s 2GW offshore converter platform construction contract. The HVDC project will connect North Sea wind capacity into Germany’s transmission system through the wider NordOstLink programme.
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Hitachi Energy will build a $528 million Mississippi transformer factory. The Gallman facility will more than double local production capacity as US demand for critical grid equipment continues growing.
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National Grid has launched a six-lot substation equipment framework procurement. The three-year arrangement covers earthing, suppression, cable and bund-control equipment across the Midlands, South West and South Wales.
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Ofgem will develop new procurement guidance for electricity network companies. Industry responses emphasised demand visibility, investability and proportionate reporting rather than mandatory local-content requirements.