Energy
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National Grid has secured planning approval for three 400kV substations. The projects enable transmission circuits from South Yorkshire to Nottinghamshire to be uprated from 275kV operation.
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TenneT Germany has priced a €2.6bn green hybrid bond transaction. The dual-tranche issue supports a transmission investment programme of around €67bn between 2026 and 2030.
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Siemens Energy has delivered Hamburg’s final electrolyser array to Moorburg. The six-unit, 100MW plant is scheduled for commercial operation in 2027, with annual green hydrogen output expected at around 10,000 tonnes.
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Alpiq is acquiring a 103.5MW operational battery plant in Germany. The 238MWh Bollingstedt asset becomes its first operating large-scale German BESS and extends a European storage portfolio spanning France and Finland.
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Masdar has started commercial operations at its Rochdale battery project. The 35MW/70MWh system adds two-hour grid flexibility as the developer advances a £1 billion UK storage programme.
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Edisun Power will consolidate SMARTENERGY operations under one listed company. The CHF440 million transaction brings renewable development for data centres, Power-to-X, generation, and storage into the enlarged Swiss business.
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Electrica will build flexible cogeneration capacity to modernise Craiova’s heat. The 82MW electrical plant combines district heating, thermal storage, rapid start-up, black-start capability, and provision for future hydrogen blending.
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Saudi Arabia has signed four utility-scale battery storage agreements nationwide. The first procurement group totals 2GW/8GWh across four four-hour projects developed under a build-own-operate model, with investment exceeding SAR4.35bn.
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Britain has launched funding for ultra-long-duration electricity storage technologies nationwide. The £28m programme targets systems capable of supplying electricity for more than 100 hours, including advanced electrochemical storage and underground hydrogen technologies.
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Kozloduy reduced Unit 5 output as Danube levels kept falling. The approximately 120MW preventative reduction responds to critically low river conditions and is the first such meteorological and hydrological measure in the plant’s 52-year operating history.