Renewable energy 'superhighway' between Scotland and England approved

Energy regulator Ofgem has approved a £3.4 billion electricity "superhighway" between Scotland and England in the biggest single investment for electricity transmission infrastructure in Britain. The 500km (311-mile) Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) project will stretch from Aberdeenshire to North Yorkshire and will transport vast amounts of renewable energy between Scotland and England. The joint venture between Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks and National Grid is part of a push to modernise the electricity grid to deal with greater demands placed on it by the green transition. The new network...