
Image courtesy 123rf Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has enabled accelerated timescales for 25 projects to connect to distribution networks through their Technical Limits programme. The programme, which expects to unlock over 7GW of new electricity capacity in two of the utility’s distribution network licence areas, analyses power flows across grid supply points…

The World Packaging Organisation has presented Vetropack’s lightweight, returnable Echovai bottles with a WorldStar Award in the “Packaging Materials & Components” category. It is, however, not just the jury that is impressed with the robust, yet light bottles: following their debut at the Mohrenbrauerei brewery, they have now become a standard solution for the Austrian…

James May is a man of many talents – TV presenter, automotive obsessive, occasional flautist, Wiltshire Pub Landlord… so of course it would make sense for him to start a gin brand, as all good celebrities do at some point in their careers… But rather than just sticking his face on a bottle, it turned…

Image: Eurelectric In a new report Eurelectric calls for national regulatory authorities to allow Europe’s DSOs to make anticipatory investments to ready the power infrastructure for net zero. With calls increasing across the board for anticipatory investments in the grid, i.e. those that are not immediately needed for current projects, but which can address near-future…

The loan agreement was signed in Ecuador’s capital city Quito by European commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ecuador Gabriela Sommerfeld, minister of Energy and Mines of the Republic of Ecuador Andrés Arrobo, head of the Latin America and Caribbean Public Sector Division of…

With support from the government of Tasmania, marine robotics company Ocean Infinity will open a robotic ship operations center in Tasmania, Australia. Australian expansion The Australian operations center is the latest step in the company’s growth, with centers already operational in the UK and Sweden, and planned for Singapore and another Asian location yet to…

Image courtesy 123rf Hitachi Energy has secured a frame agreement with transmission system operator RWE to supply transformers for their renewable energy projects in Europe. The first-ever framework agreement between the two companies consists of the supply of small power transformers (SPTs) for RWE’s growing pipeline of green energy projects in Europe. The partners established…

In an exclusive interview with Lara Beers, Global Director of Business Development at Kraken, we look at Kraken’s transformation and how the technology enables and disrupts many of the incumbents in the industry. Beers shares her thoughts on what sets the UK-based tech company apart from its competition, and what trends will impact the customer…

Enshore Subsea has taken delivery of the 170 tonnes, 2200kW, T3200 subsea trencher, which is currently undergoing complete refurbishment at the firm’s Blyth workshop ahead of planned series of projects. The T3200, built in 2009 for Enshore Subsea’s original parent company DeepOcean, was managed and operated by the Enshore Subsea team for major global projects…

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium involving DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has awarded Ramboll the contract for pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) of the foundations for its Bowdun project. Ramboll, a global engineering and consultancy company, will take the foundation concepts for TWP’s 1 GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Project to the next stage as the project…