Interviews

Meet the Innovators: Wayne Bridger, BOC

Wayne Bridger, UK sales manager, decarbonisation and hydrogen applications at BOC UK & Ireland, discusses his involvement in mobilising industrial gas firm BOC’s largest ever hydrogen supply chain, and the drive for a ‘no regrets’ pathway to decarbonisation.

15/06/2022

Interviews

Jonson Cox: Putting my head above the parapet

Jonson Cox will step down as chairman of Ofwat at the end of this month after a decade in the role. He talks to Utility Week about the challenges he has faced and the lessons learnt over this time – from Section 13 to the CMA appeals – as well as sharing his view on the shape of the next price control.

06/06/2022

Interviews

Meet the Innovators, Tim Whitworth, National Nuclear Laboratory

The National Nuclear Laboratory’s head of innovation, Tim Whitworth, looks ahead to the UK’s first new nuclear rollout in a generation and the looming ‘mindset shift’ around AI in nuclear.

27/05/2022

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Meet the Innovators: Aaron Berndt, Google

The head of energy industry partnerships for Google’s Nest thermostat business, Aaron Berndt, discusses the tech giant’s pandemic ‘helpfulness campaigns’, efforts to streamline smart thermostat adoption and the impending challenge of scaling distributed energy resources.

24/05/2022

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SES Water boss: Affordability can’t dominate all that we do

SES Water's chief executive Ian Cain talks to Utility Week about the role a 'small but mighty' company has in innovating and shares his thoughts on PR24 including balancing affordability with the urgency of investment.

20/05/2022

Interviews

Building collaboration within a community

On the back of Utility Week Live 2022, Utility Week editor James Wallin sat down with Aimie Chapple, Capita Experience CEO, to gauge her thoughts on the challenges discussed over the two days and solutions presented.

20/05/2022

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Meet the Innovators: Clare Jackson, Hydrogen UK

Hydrogen UK CEO, Clare Jackson, reflects on the trade body’s launch, ‘Jazzy Shirt Mondays’ and the need to move away from ‘silo-ism’ to hit industry targets.

19/05/2022

Interviews

Water Industry Awards Rising Stars: ‘We need to stop seeing nature as the unconscious victim and start seeing it as the solution’

Craig Hopkinson, sustainability manager at Anglian Water’s Strategic Pipeline Alliance – and Water Industry Award Rising Star nominee – talks through the role of nature-based solutions in addressing a wide range of crises.

19/05/2022

Interviews

Water Industry Awards Rising Stars: ‘I’m excited about the prospect of developing more low carbon solutions’

Water Industry Award Rising Star nominee, Stantec civil engineer Sam Mullaney, discusses his work under the Living with Water Partnership and the prospect of developing more low carbon solutions.

17/05/2022

Interviews

Meet the Innovators: Carolina Tortora, National Grid

National Grid’s head of innovation strategy and digital transformation, Carolina Tortora, reflects on her professional background in rocket science and club promoting alongside a 13-year stint in the utilities sector.

16/05/2022

Interviews

Meet the Innovators: Rebecca Rosling, EDF

EDF's head of smart customers, Rebecca Rosling, explains the value of simple communication, sourcing new ideas from different sources, and why it’s such an exciting time to be in energy.

13/05/2022

Interviews

Water Industry Awards Rising Stars: we need to encourage younger people into construction-based roles

Utility Week Innovate catches up with Water Industry Award Rising Star nominee, Stantec civil engineer India Hutchinson, to reflect on her three years in utilities thus far and the need for greater diversity and inclusion in construction.

12/05/2022

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