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Viking Link: World’s longest undersea power cable connects UK and Denmark
A 764km HVDC submarine cable linking the electricity grids of Great Britain and Denmark has been completed – the world’s longest of its kind, for now.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 20, 2023

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Press Releases

Energy independent vehicles key to solving grid problems
The UK National Grid has announced that peak impact of electric cars in the UK will be equivalent to capacity of 6 nuclear plants.
IDTechEx

Aug 2, 2017

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Storage

Storage shows its worth in UK’s first enhanced frequency response auction
National Grid auction shows growing ability of new and low-carbon flexible technologies, and storage systems in particular.
Ian Clover

Aug 29, 2016

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Renewables

UK’s National Grid sees major boost for solar, electric vehicles and batteries
The UK could adopt solar, electric vehicles and batteries much faster than expected just a year ago, according to the National Grid.
Simon Evans

Jul 7, 2016

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UK’s National Grid calls for 200MW of storage
To compensate for fluctuations of renewable electricity on the grid, the British are to start installing grid-attached storage facilities.
Sven Ullrich and Craig Morris

May 12, 2016

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New York utilities take baby steps towards new energy future
In the not-too-distant future, New York’s distribution utilities will have to operate in a vastly different way than they do today.
Katherine Tweed

Jul 7, 2015

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Wind energy breaks records, and gains support, in UK
January another bumper month for the wind industry in the UK, and wind energy is also getting increased public support.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 5, 2015

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