UK

Power
Comparing markets
Jeff Casey, director of UK business development for Burns & McDonnell, takes a comparative look at market factors driving the UK and US energy industry.

Power
National Grid launch £600m interconnector
A £600 million interconnector is set to deliver a more flexible energy system for consumers in the UK and Belgium.

Power
Marine survey work starts for Greenlink interconnector
Offshore and nearshore surveying along the proposed route for an undersea electricity interconnector between the UK and Ireland is underway.

Technology & Operations
Firms invited to bid for construction of Ireland-Wales interconnector
Companies are being invited to express an interest in bidding for construction of a 205km undersea electricity interconnector between the UK and Ireland.

Heat
UK missing opportunity to decarbonise energy sector
The UK will not achieve its aim of decarbonising the energy sector unless it acts now to adopt a whole system approach, according to Jonathan Chapman - UK managing director of Burns & McDonnell.

Heat
Heat Trust consults on plans to open up customer scheme
Heat Trust has put forward plans to allow more heat networks to sign up to its customer protection scheme.

Power
Revenue uncertainty holding back pumped hydro
A lack of certainty around long-term revenue is holding back the growth of pumped hydro in the UK, experts have warned.