An ambitious project is underway which could see a radical new relationship between Thames vessel operators and London’s electricity network.

New EV charging points in North London have been energised and are ready to use, thanks to a partnership through the UK Power Networks Green Recovery programme.

More than a dozen high profile innovation projects have been given the green light after UK Power Networks secured funding from industry regulator Ofgem.

The future of tunnel inspections is being revolutionised, thanks to UK Power Networks’ new robot companion.

Northumberland County Council is celebrating the launch of its new state-of-the-art solar car port array - one of the biggest of its kind in the UK.

One of the UK’s biggest electricity distributors has announced how it will be reducing its use of SF6 – one of the most potent greenhouse gases contributing to global warming.

UK Power Networks has launched the nation’s first ever independent Distribution System Operator (DSO), paving the way to help enable Net Zero targets.

A UK-first product is set to deliver more than 400MW of additional electricity capacity, as UK Power Networks announces the results of its latest flexibility tender.

Office blocks across London and beyond could hold one of the keys to helping manage energy costs and enable decarbonisation.

Electric car owners can stay in charge even if there’s a power cut, thanks to innovation from UK Power Networks and ev.energy.

As part of its ambition to cut carbon emissions in half by 2025, Northumberland County Council has appointed energy specialists, UK Power Networks Services, to design and build a £3mn infrastructure upgrade to its main staff car park in Morpeth, including 120 new EV charge points.

Investment is underway on a pioneering £14 million project to upgrade power supplies for thousands of residents in East Ham.

UK Power Networks has launched its biggest Flexibility Tender yet, to free up energy capacity across the network to connect more renewables and low-carbon technologies such as electric cars, and save bill payers £400 million by 2028.

UK Power Networks is this year making an investment of more than £100m in its electricity networks, serving communities across London, the East and South East of England.

London locations favoured by the TV and movie industry will be among the first sites in the capital to get permanent electricity connections as part of the UK’s biggest Green Recovery programme.

Renewable energy is booming in the east of England after an ‘extraordinary’ five months when connection approvals for new solar farms more than doubled in energy capacity compared to same period last year.

Innovative trials on the South East’s electricity network have set the foundations for a world-first short-term market for renewable energy sources. Power Potential - a joint project between National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) and electricity network operator UK Power Networks – is demonstrating how wind and solar farms can dynamically feed in power to provide voltage control services to balance the system and help the gri...

Smart technology could pave the way for tens of thousands of EV chargers to be easily installed across the UK. An innovation trial by network operator UK Power Networks has shown for the first time that more than 500 electric vehicles chargers could be connected around a single electricity substation, using new technology rather than building new cables and substations.

UK Power Networks has launched a new digital portal that is making it quicker and easier for installers to connect clean technologies to homes and businesses. Smart Connect will give many technology companies an instant decision on whether they can connect domestic electric vehicle charge points, heat pumps, battery storage or solar PV, to the local electricity network. It removes the need for multiple paper forms and streamlines the process.

A Sussex village could hold one of the keys to helping the UK reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Residents in Barcombe, East Sussex, are helping their local electricity network operator to create a model roadmap for ‘greener’ home heating that will in time show the way for other communities to follow suit.