The groundbreaking European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre developed by Swedish energy group Vattenfall in waters off the coast of Scotland has delivered its first power to the UK National Grid this week, marking yet another landmark moment for the offshore wind industry.
Danish offshore wind powerhouse Ørsted has this week announced its first entry into the large-scale battery storage sector with the announcement of the 20 megawatt (MW) Carnegie Road battery storage project which will provide services to the UK’s National Grid.
Originally published on Carbon Brief. By Simon Evans The UK could adopt solar, electric vehicles and batteries much faster than expected just a year ago, according to the National Grid. The new outlook is part of a rapidly changing landscape for the UK energy system, laid out in the 2016 … [continued]
Atlantis Resources Limited, owner of development rights to the Pentland Firth, has awarded Zurich-based ABB the contract to install tidal power conversion and grid connection systems for the four-turbine, 6-megawatt demonstration phase of the MeyGen tidal stream project. ABB is the world’s premier maker of power grids and a well-known multinational engineering company. … [continued]
The UK wind energy industry is living life to its fullest, at the moment, in the wake of breaking yet another record. According to the official National Grid, the UK wind energy industry recorded a new monthly high of 11% of all energy being provided by wind in February. The … [continued]
