Digitalisation
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A new €600m CEF Energy call has opened for cross-border infrastructure projects across electricity, smart grids, hydrogen, CO₂ networks, and related European energy systems.
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Distribuție Energie Electrică Romania has completed a RON 20.2m electricity distribution upgrade in Buzău County, covering medium- and low-voltage networks, switchgear, transformers, metering, and SCADA integration.
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Ofgem has published the RIIO-3 Network Innovation Allowance governance framework, setting out how eligible network licensees and NESO can administer innovation funding during the new price-control period.
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The European Commission has developed guidance restricting EU-backed energy projects from using inverters supplied by high-risk countries.
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Power took centre stage at Hannover Messe for good reason. As industrial AI, EV charging, electrified production, hydrogen systems, and digital factories increase demand on electrical infrastructure, the event pointed to a more complex transition built around controllability, protection, storage, and grid edge resilience.
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NESO has procured nearly 700MW through the first zonal run of its Demand Flexibility Service, extending the operational role of flexible demand.
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SSEN Transmission and the Met Office are using advanced weather data to refine asset ratings and release more capacity from Britain’s electricity transmission network.
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EnBW and EWE have proposed standardised flexible connection agreements for renewable generators, offering a route into constrained parts of the German grid while reinforcement work continues.
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Stellium has moved its Newcastle data-centre campus onto an hourly matched renewable supply model, aligning electricity demand more closely with real-time generation and preparing battery storage to raise the match rate further.
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Siemens and Vulcan are deepening Lionheart’s automation partnership. The agreement links lithium production, renewable energy, heat output, and industrial digitalisation.