Energy — renewables & grid

Renewables & grid (Carbon Capture and Storage) · 2005–Present (Project initiated 2005, selected for Track-2 funding July 2023, aiming for mid-2020s operation) [1] [2] · St Fergus Gas Terminal, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Renewables & grid (Tidal Stream Turbine) · 2013–2014 (TGL acquired by Alstom 2013, 1MW turbine installed Jan 2013, Oceade 1.4MW in 2014, some projects cancelled 2014) [1] [2] [3] · EMEC, Fall of Warness, Eday, Orkney, Scotland

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Planning/Consented (awarded CfD Jan 2026) · Irish Sea, off the North Wales coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2016–2019 (fully operational 2019) · Moray Firth, North Sea, off the coast of Caithness, Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid · 2011–2015 (Fully operational in 2015) [1] [2] · Beauly to Denny, Scotland

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Planning/Consented (consent granted July 2025) · North Sea, outer Firth of Forth, off the coast of East Lothian and Fife, Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid · 2025–2029 (Planning consent granted Sep 2024, main construction expected to start 2025, operational by 2029) [1] [2] · Bramford, Suffolk to Twinstead, Essex, England

Renewables & grid (Interconnector) · 2007–2011 (commercial operation April 2011) · North Sea, between Isle of Grain (Kent, UK) and Maasvlakte (Netherlands)

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2016–2017 (fully operational 2017) · Liverpool Bay, Irish Sea, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2006–2007 (fully operational 2007) · Liverpool Bay, Irish Sea, UK

Renewables & grid · 2014–2019 (Officially completed January 2019) [1] [2] · Spittal, Caithness to Blackhillock, Moray, Scotland

Renewables & grid (Onshore Wind) · 2009–2012 (initial phase), extensions completed later · South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid (Lithium Extraction from Geothermal Brines) · 2022–Present (Pilot plant operational by March 2022) [1] · United Downs, Cornwall, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Under construction (first power expected 2023, full operation 2024) · North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Under construction (first turbine installed March 2026, planned operation 2026) · North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Under construction (planned operation 2026) · North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage - BECCS) · 2018–Present (First pilot started October 2018, captured first CO2 early 2019) [1] [2] · Drax Power Station, Selby, North Yorkshire, England

Renewables & grid · 2013–2018 (First unit converted April 2013, fourth unit converted August 2018) [1] [2] · Drax Power Station, North Yorkshire, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2015–2017 (fully operational late 2017) · North Sea, off the coast of Cromer, North Norfolk, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2017–2020 (fully operational 2020) · North Sea, off the Suffolk coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Under construction (consent granted 2022) · North Sea, off the Suffolk coast, UK

Renewables & grid · 2022–2026 (Construction started 2022, completion scheduled for late 2026) [1] [2] · Kintore, Fetteresso, Alyth, and Kincardine, Scotland (with corresponding works in SPEN's area near Blairingone)

Renewables & grid · 2025–2029 (Construction started March 2025, expected operational by 2029) [1] [2] · Torness, East Lothian, Scotland to Hawthorn Pit, County Durham, England

Renewables & grid · 2024–2029 (Construction started 2024, expected operational by 2029) [1] [2] · Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Drax, North Yorkshire, England

Renewables & grid (Geothermal Heat/Power) · 2020–Present (Preliminary work 2020, drilling 2021, operational June 2023) [1] [2] · Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall, England

Renewables & grid (Interconnector) · 2016–2022 (commercial operation May 2022) · Channel Tunnel, between Folkestone (Kent, UK) and Calais (France)

Renewables & grid · 2000–Present (Commissioned in 2000) [1] [2] · Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Renewables & grid (Battery Storage) · 2021–Present (Activated June 2021) [1] · Cowley, Oxford, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2013–2015 (fully operational June 2015) · Irish Sea, off the North Wales coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Low Carbon Hydrogen Production) · Planning/Development Phase (Aims to be operational around the end of the decade, fuel switching in 2026-2027) [1] [2] · Saltend Chemicals Park, East of Hull, Humber, England

Renewables & grid · 2016-2025 (Planning consent granted 2016, construction started 2019/2020, expected completion 2025) · Bridgwater to Seabank (near Avonmouth), Somerset, UK

Renewables & grid (Battery Storage) · 2020–Present (Operational since June 2020) [1] [2] · Holes Bay, Poole, Dorset, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Consented (July 2023), but discontinued by Ørsted (May 2025) · North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2017–2020 (fully operational 2020) · North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, UK

Renewables & grid · 2016–2019 (Onshore construction began early 2016, operational June 2019) [1] · North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Post-consent, pre-construction (consented December 2020) · North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2019–2022 (fully operational August 2022) · North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) · 2021–Present (Projected to be operational by mid-2020s) [1] [2] · North West England and North Wales

Renewables & grid (Interconnector) · 2018–2020 (commissioned January 2021) · English Channel, between Fareham (Hampshire, UK) and Tourbe (Normandy, France)

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · Under construction (full operation due 2027) · Firth of Forth, off the coast of Angus, Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid (Airborne Wind Energy) · 2017–Present (500kW system planned for deployment in 2017, 40kW system flight tested) [1] [2] · West Freugh, Scotland

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2009–2013 (fully operational 2013) · Thames Estuary, off the coast of Kent and Essex, UK

Renewables & grid · 2015–2018 (Coal-fired operations ceased December 2015, fully converted to biomass in 2018) [1] [2] · Lynemouth, Northumberland, England

Renewables & grid (Tidal Power) · Planning/Development Phase (Projected operational date not yet firm, but aiming for over 120 years of operation once built) [1] · River Mersey, Liverpool City Region, England

Renewables & grid (Tidal Stream) · 2010–Present (Consent awarded 2013, initial phase 1A operational 2016) [1] [2] · Inner Sound, Pentland Firth, Scotland

Renewables & grid · 2016–2022 (Preliminary construction started by 2016, operational by 2022) [1] [2] [3] · Teesport, Redcar and Cleveland, North East England

Renewables & grid (Battery Storage) · 2020–2021 (Completed and fully operational early 2021) [1] [2] · Minety, Wiltshire, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2019–2022 (fully operational April 2022) · Outer Moray Firth, off the coast of Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid (Onshore Wind) · Planning/Construction (planning permission granted after appeal, operational 2017) · Swansea, South Wales, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2020–2024 (first power October 2024, full operation expected 2024) · Firth of Forth, off the Fife coast, Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid (Interconnector) · 2016–2019 (commercial operation January 2019) · English Channel, between Richborough Energy Park (Kent, UK) and Zeebrugge (Belgium)

Renewables & grid (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) · Planning/Development Phase (Projected operational date 2028) [1] · Teesside, North East England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2003 (constructed April-November 2003) · Irish Sea, off the North Wales coast, UK

Renewables & grid (Interconnector) · 2015–2021 (commercial operation October 2021) · North Sea, between Blyth (Northumberland, UK) and Kvilldal (Norway)

Renewables & grid (Tidal Stream Turbine) · 2021–Present (Commenced power generation July 2021) [1] · Fall of Warness, Orkney, Scotland

Renewables & grid (Wave Energy) · 1998–2014 (Company founded 1998, first device connected to UK grid 2004, company went into administration 2014) [1] [2] · UK (designed), deployed at EMEC, Orkney, Scotland, and off the coast of Portugal [INTERNATIONAL]

Renewables & grid (Onshore Wind) · 2015–2017 (operational 2017) · South Wales, UK (between Neath and Aberdare)

Renewables & grid (Battery Storage) · 2022–Present (Operational late 2022) [1] [2] · Pillswood, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, England (also referred to as Cottingham Battery Storage)

Renewables & grid · 2015–2018 (Commissioned April 2018) [1] [2] · Off the coast of Sussex, England

Renewables & grid · 2017–2021 (Completed December 2021) [1] [2] · Richborough to Canterbury, Kent, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2020–2023 (first power August 2022, fully operational October 2023) · North Sea, off the coast of Angus, Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2009–2012 (fully operational 2012) · North Sea, off the coast of North Norfolk, UK

Renewables & grid · 2020–2024 (Operational since August 2024) [1] [2] · Shetland to Caithness-Moray Link (British mainland)

Renewables & grid (Tidal Stream Turbine) · Deployed from 2016, re-deployed March 2022 [1] [2] · MeyGen site, Pentland Firth, Scotland

Renewables & grid · 2013–Present (First fired September 2013, operational since) [1] [2] · Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2023–2026 (offshore construction began Sep 2023, approaching completion 2026) · Dogger Bank, North Sea, UK (195 km off the coast)

Renewables & grid (Tidal Power) · Proposed (Planning and development from at least 2015, rejected June 2018) [1] [2] · Swansea Bay, Wales

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2008–2010 (construction completed September 2010) · North Sea, off the coast of Kent, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2018–2022 (fully operational January 2022) · North Sea, off the coast of Lincolnshire, UK

Renewables & grid (Geothermal Power) · 2018–Present (Construction started 2018, operational 2026) [1] [2] · United Downs, near Redruth, Cornwall, England

Renewables & grid (Interconnector) · 2019–2023 (commercial operations began December 2023) · North Sea, between Bicker Fen (Lincolnshire, UK) and Revsing (South Jutland, Denmark)

Renewables & grid (Onshore Wind) · 2020–2024 (full operation September 2024) · Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Renewables & grid (Offshore Wind) · 2015–2018 (fully operational September 2018) · Irish Sea, off the coast of Cumbria, UK

Renewables & grid · 2012–2019 · Hunterston, Scotland to Connah's Quay, Wales (connecting Scotland to England/Wales)

Renewables & grid (Onshore Wind) · 2007–2009 (commissioned May 2009), with extensions · Eaglesham Moor, near Glasgow, Scotland, UK