Oil and gas company fined £100k for breaching vent consent

NEO has been fined £100,000 for exceeding its vent consent at the Donan, Lochranza and Balloch fields near Aberdeen

Billion-pound Viking Link launches: Powering up 2.5m UK homes

National Grid’s Viking Link, a £1.8bn project connecting the UK with Denmark, has launched today, promising to power millions of homes and deliver billions in consumer benefits

Irish power prices drop

New projections suggest a significant drop in Irish power prices for the fiscal year 2024-2025, with an anticipated 14% decrease from the previous year’s average of €106 per MWh to €91 per MWh

Norway and UK join forces to safeguard North Sea energy infrastructure

Norway and the UK have teamed up to protect vital energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the North Sea

Major power plant in Ukraine destroyed

Trypillya plant near Kyiv was a key electricity provider for three regions

National Gas’ Summer Outlook 2024: Stable supply, reduced exports

National Gas Transmission’s Summer Outlook report predicts steady gas demand but decreased exports to Europe due to higher EU storage levels, with measures in place to manage supply resilience

ESO releases 2024 summer outlook for electricity network

National Grid ESO anticipates sufficient available supply to meet summer demand at all times

Government ‘achieves three out of ten on energy security commitments’

The assessment by a think tank emphasised ten areas for action outlined in the Government’s 2022 strategy, covering aspects, including energy efficiency, grid operations, offshore wind and nuclear power

Smaller generators eligible for system restoration payments

Elexon has updated the Balancing and Settlement Code to allow smaller, non-BSC Party generators to receive payments for providing system restoration services

Renewables contract opportunities for Irish supply chains to be unveiled

SSE Renewables is hosting an event to unveil new renewable contract opportunities for Irish supply chain companies