National Grid activates world’s longest land and subsea interconnector

National Grid’s Viking Link has commenced commercial operations, connecting the UK and Denmark through a 475-mile cable

Yorkshire Water inks wind farm electricity deal

The project aims to contribute 17% of the company’s annual power needs

Pipeline of UK energy storage projects surges by two-thirds

The pipeline of operational, under construction, consented, or planned energy storage projects in the UK have increased by 68.6% over the past year, according to a new report

SSEN launches net zero training tool for councils

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is training the initial group of five local authorities on its local energy net zero accelerator tool

Essex power workers contribute to mental health hub transformation

Essex-based UK Power Networks engineers joined forces with local volunteers to transform a Harlow bungalow into a mental health hub

Waste-to-energy plant now fully operational

The NESS Energy from Waste facility in East Tullos has commenced full operation, processing non recyclable waste from three councils to generate electricity

UKAEA invests £7.4m in lithium fusion tech

Five organisations have secured contracts from the UK Atomic Energy Authority as part of its Fusion Industry Programme

UK mandates “net zero ready” homes with heat pumps from 2025

The government aims to make all new homes “net zero ready” by 2025, incorporating heat pumps as a standard feature

VAT exemption extended to all battery storage systems

The measure is expected to benefit more than a million UK homes

“Sellafield nuclear site hacked by Russian and Chinese-linked cyber groups”

Cyber groups closely tied to Russia and China have hacked into the UK’s Sellafield nuclear site, according to an investigation by The Guardian