Technology

A new £1.9 million project between the University of Manchester and the National Grid will explore the creation of a retrofill solution to remove sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) across its network of high-voltage equipment.

The UK’s net zero transition is set to be determined by homes and businesses adopting low carbon technologies (LCTs) in a bid to reduce energy bills amid the cost-of-living crisis.

RSK has highlighted the need for a cleanse of grid capacity registers, a shift in capacity to areas with generation potential and the streamlining of relevant energy developments as a means to unlock the UK’s renewable energy sector.

The UK Government has allocated £15 million in funding to 24 projects aiming to reduce the cost and difficulties in installing heat pumps.

UK-based Habitat Energy has expanded into the US power market with plans to optimise a portfolio of 60MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) assets.

Infra Balance New Energy (IBNE) and IONATE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on combining flexible assets with a visibility and power-flow control technology.

ScottishPower and BT will collaborate on increasing connectivity throughout windfarms and offices to increase bandwidth and reliability at green energy sites.

​Western Power Distribution (WPD) has revealed a project designed to support planners in the management of load when connecting low-carbon technologies.

British-based Moixa has been acquired by Sunrun, one of the largest residential installers of solar panels in the US.