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RES wins consent for 45MW battery

RES has won development consent for its 45MW Contullich battery, which will be installed on land adjacent to the Alness substation, approximately 1km north-west of Alness. The facility was consented by The Highland Council. RES has developed over 830MW of…

UKPN trials electric diggers

UK Power Networks and groundworks contractor Falco Construction are trialling all-electric excavators for power network projects. The two Takeuchi TB20e fully-electric mini excavators will be tested over the next two years, working on excavation work in London, the South East…