Energy
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Europe’s grid-funding compromise reopens hard questions over cross-border infrastructure finance. Revised congestion-revenue rules would reduce near-term funding for interconnectors, leaving Europe’s electricity-market integration exposed to familiar national tensions.
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Japanese investment is being directed into UK floating wind. The compact supports 5.9GW across Ossian, Green Volt, and Erebus.
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Rolls-Royce SMR has secured another major European nuclear programme commitment. Videberg Kraft has selected the company for three reactors on Sweden’s west coast.
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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.