Latest coverage on electrification infrastructure, grid connections, EV charging, and energy storage

InstaVolt has agreed to acquire 228 GeniePoint charging locations from Equans, in a deal that will take its UK network beyond 1,000 sites.

Signals only matter when sites can act on them. Fluke's Eric van Riet explores how maintenance teams turn data into safe decisions.

Joe Holdsworth, CEO at Metis Engineering, explains why battery monitoring must evolve as electrification expands across fleets and storage.

recell.store and ClearWatt are piloting independent battery health checks to support reuse, resale and recycling of end-of-life EV batteries.

Harsha Raghavan, General Manager at Lawson Fuses, explains why correct fuse specification is critical to reliability, safety and uptime.

NESO says battery storage, renewables and new gas capacity should keep Great Britain’s winter 2026/27 power margins adequate as demand grows.

Equinix is trialling hydrogen backup power at its Dublin data centre, testing whether fuel cells can cut diesel use as grid pressure grows.
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UK Power Networks is testing transformer retrofit tech to ease LV constraints as EV chargers and heat pumps add new load.

ADEPT says councils need long-term funding, clearer standards and fairer public EV charging to avoid leaving drivers without driveways behind.

National Grid has secured consent for Birkhill Wood substation, which will connect the next Dogger Bank offshore wind projects to the grid.