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Ireland’s offshore grid build-out is moving into procurement detail. EirGrid’s Tonn Nua package places offshore substations and associated HV systems into sharper focus.
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A strategic supplier model is moving deeper into offshore wind. Hitachi Energy and Ørsted are formalising a longer-term approach to integrated electrical system delivery.
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Britain is widening fixed-price support for existing low-carbon power assets. The move sits alongside wider market reform aimed at cutting constraint costs and reshaping locational signals.
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EnBW has started construction of a 100MWh battery in Marbach. The project will connect into TransnetBW’s transmission network and is due online at the end of 2026.
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Nadara has submitted Bellrock’s offshore generation consent applications in Scotland. The 1.8GW floating wind project would connect into the national transmission system through Aberdeenshire.
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A new hydrogen partnership links UK manufacturing to defence demand. ITM Power and Rheinmetall are targeting decentralised e-fuel production plants across Europe, with the initial deployment focus set on the UK.
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Greenvolt Next has taken the EPC contract for two Infinis solar parks in Stockton-on-Tees and Swansea, with both schemes including co-located battery storage and targeting completion in summer 2027.
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Vestas has secured a 70MW Bulgarian wind turbine supply order. The Strazhitsa project adds 11 EnVentus machines and a long-term service package, giving fresh momentum to onshore wind investment in Bulgaria.
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National Gas’s summer outlook highlights gas system resilience and interdependence. Lower gas-for-power demand does not remove the network’s role in supporting maintenance, storage cycling, exports, and rapid power-sector response.
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Britain’s SMR programme has moved into formal contracted delivery work. The agreement starts site-specific design, planning, and regulatory engagement for the UK’s first small modular reactor projects.