#UK

The British Cryogenics Council (BCC) issued news on endorsing and supporting Transformers Magazine edition on Superconductivity.

UK, London: The UK Government has issued development consent for Ørsted to construct the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm.

UK, London: Transmission Capital Partners consortium now has to provide necessary arrangements.

GWEC and Informa Markets have announced a series of wind power and energy transition events from 2021 onwards.

UK, London: Ofgem has confirmed a major investment program into Britain’s energy infrastructure.

UK, Dover: Megger announces to have acquired electrical certification company Vespula Ltd, based in the UK.

Phoenix project trials of the world’s first hybrid solution begin in Scotland.

Leeds-based Winder Power has been commissioned to design, build and install two transformers to supply power to two tunnel boring machines at New Cross, London.

The UK has achieved the world’s first blade walk by a robot on an offshore wind turbine, thanks to BladeBUG and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.

National Grid’s Viking Link has started construction on its UK converter station at Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire with Siemens Energy.

UK, Leads: Heavy lifting services company, Collet & Sons Ltd, transported three transfomers for company Winder Power Group

Centrica’s Cornwall Local Energy Market (LEM) flexibility trial has completed, involving over 200 homes and businesses trading stored renewable electricity.

UK: Utility installs S&C’s TripSaver® II Cutout-Mounted Recloser at 10 sites throughout its service territory.

ReneSola Ltd and Novergy announced they have entered into a strategic partnership to co-develop utility-scale projects in the UK.

UK, Newcastle: Siemens Energy is to install innovative grid stabilisation technology equipped with a Sensformer® unit.

AfDB and EnergyNet, organisers of the AEF, have created the ‘African Utility of Future’ competition enabling teams to compete for a $5,000 prize.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is contributing to National Grid’s interconnector, IFA2, the second direct current electrical interconnector between Britain and France.

Wilson Power Solutions are now able to service UK network competitive connection projects utilising SSE, UKPN and SPEN approved transformers.

UK, Bedfordshire, Sandy: UK-based transformer manufacturer announced to expand its Sandy, Bedfordshire factory

The last the Moray East substations left the fabrication yard and sailed away to its offshore location in the UK North Sea over the weekend.

An electricity transformer, the size of a large motorhome, will be delivered by barge and beach to a National Grid substation at Trawsfynydd next month.

UK: ABB has delivered and installed three shunt reactors in the onshore substation of the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK.

National Grid agreed contracts with 5 parties worth £328 M over a six-year period for services to manage the stability of its electricity system in Britain.

The $22 M (£17 M) facility has been delivering power to homes and businesses in St. Helier since late 2018, and its exterior has recently been completed.