National Grid’s Evolution: Branching Out from Deep Roots

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:08:03 +0000

Rooted in the birth of the UK’s energy industry, National Grid’s operations have traversed critical periods of the energy industry’s tumultuous history. While it is today one of the world’s largest

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Undersea Cable Projects to Transmit Renewable Energy Move Forward

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:06:19 +0000

Government officials in the UK have shown further support for a plan to bring renewable energy from a massive project in Morocco to Britain, one of at least three projects worldwide in which miles-long subsea

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First Power Flows from World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:39:12 +0000

The massive Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will be the world’s largest offshore wind installation when completed, has begun sending power to the UK grid. GE officials on Oct. 10 […]

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Corrosion Research Leads to Material Improvements and More Reliable Systems

Credit to Author: Nigel Simms| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:15:26 +0000

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Fossil-fueled power plants are billion-pound investments that businesses (as well as whole nations themselves) around the world can’t afford to simply discard. Yet, the combinations of old plant, new fuels, […]

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UK Shortlists Six Nuclear Designs in SMR Competition, Intends to Award Contract by Summer 2024

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:53:25 +0000

Six nuclear designs will advance to the next phase of the UK’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition, a fast-track measure that could result in a government contract within the next […]

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Busy Week: News and Notes from the Power Industry (July 27, 2023)

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:39:35 +0000

A number of companies in the power industry revealed new projects and other interesting developments this week. The following are some the more noteworthy announcements that POWER has been monitoring. […]

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Al Gore-backed Energy Group Announces $20 Billion Investment in Offshore Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:23:05 +0000

A UK-based energy supplier that counts former U.S. Vice President Al Gore among its investors announced it would pour about $20 billion into offshore wind projects by 2030. Octopus Energy […]

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Canada expands work permit agreement with the United Kingdom

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:13:04 +0000

Today, Canada and the United Kingdom announced the signing of a new Canada-United Kingdom (UK) Youth Mobility Arrangement. Anticipated to take effect in 2024, the new arrangement includes a number of improvements on the existing youth mobility agreement between the two countries: an expansion of the eligibility age to 18-35 the addition of two new […]

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UK Won’t Keep Contingency Coal-Fired Units Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:35:47 +0000

The UK’s national grid operator has said that the country will not utilize coal-fired power generation even if needed this coming winter, issuing a statement on June 28 that said […]

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Used Electric Car Prices Dropping

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:43:31 +0000

Economies around the world have been bonkers the past several years, since COVID hit. That has been more evident in the auto industry more than most others, probably because cars are such expensive products and get so much attention. One thing we saw as inflation started increasing was record high car prices, and that included […]

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