Loch Buidhe substation powers up
The company has successfully energised the 132kV air-insulated equipment at Loch Buidhe substation as part of the £1.1billion Caithness-Moray project.
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Green light for Orkney transmission link
The £260 million link is set to be completed from 2023 and enable new wind farms and potentially new tidal power projects on Orkney to send electricity to the rest of Great Britain.
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Finding faults
Ofgem figures show that the number of electricity interruptions was above 40 per 100 customers at 11 of the 14 network operators in 2016/17.
EV project recognised by Ofgem
The energy regulator said it was of ‘huge benefit to GB electricity customers’ and added that its findings had ‘helped give the Government confidence to push ahead with the wide scale electrification of transport’, evidenced by the recently launched Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018.
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DNOs awarded £5.5m for ‘exceptional’ innovation
The figure is little more than a third of the £15 million prize pool which was up for grabs through the first tier portfolio reward (FTPR) scheme.
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Decoding ‘peer-to-peer’ for electricity networks
The energy market is changing and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is engaging with industry stakeholders to adapt to the changes taking place by working with the Electricity Networks Association (ENA).
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Composite poles used to power up Scotland
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) and Balfour Beatty have successfully energised the connection, which will add capacity for a further 220 MW of renewable energy to the transmission system.
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Communities benefit from SSEN’s resilience fund
The company has awarded grants totalling almost £265,000 to help communities become more resilient and prepare for winter storms.
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Briggs Marine awarded place on SSEN framework
The company has been awarded a place on a six-year framework with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) which will run from August 2017 to 2023.
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Ascot network upgrade reaches half-way point
More than £7 million is being invested by SSEN to future-proof this 14 kilometre section of its Thames Valley network, building resilience in to the power supply serving the region’s homes and businesses.
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