Energy
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German battery storage financing has reached a larger project scale. The 300MW/718MWh Förderstedt asset gives Saxony-Anhalt a major finance-backed flexibility project, with operation expected in 2027.
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Revera has approved investment for Hunterston battery storage project delivery. The 400MW/800MWh North Ayrshire scheme strengthens Scotland’s flexibility pipeline and forms part of a 1GW battery portfolio.
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Ofgem has approved revised rules for the Viking Link interconnector. The decision updates access and charging arrangements for the UK-Denmark electricity link as cross-border power flows become more central to system operation.
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SSEN Transmission is planning a dedicated high-voltage grid training centre. The Aberdeenshire facility would support network skills as Scotland’s transmission investment programme expands across construction, operation, and maintenance.
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Nexos will support a lower-carbon Ascension Island power system upgrade. The project will use battery and energy management systems to improve resilience and reduce annual diesel use by 42%.
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Europe’s network scenarios sharpen the scale of future electrification growth. Rising power demand, hydrogen integration, and declining methane use will shape the next TYNDP cycle for electricity, gas, and hydrogen infrastructure.
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Sungrow and Sunotec have commissioned Bulgaria’s Nova Zagora battery system. The 150MW/600MWh Bulgarian project adds grid-scale flexibility in Southeast Europe and forms part of a wider storage programme moving towards gigawatt-hour scale.
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UK grid research keeps overhead transmission firmly in national contention. Government-commissioned studies found undergrounding remains significantly more expensive than overhead lines for major electricity network upgrades.
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Weihenstephan’s electric depot links fleet charging with on-site storage control. The brewery has installed fast chargers, modular batteries, rooftop solar, and energy management for electric truck operations.
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Britain already buries cables, but not across every voltage level. As transmission projects advance, the pylon debate now turns on cost, capacity, landscape impact, repairability, soil disruption, and how communities share the burden of national infrastructure.