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Switching over the gas network to hydrogen and other green gases could start immediately, Labour’s
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"The challenge now is keeping the electricity grid in balance when there there is a high penetration of renewable energy"
If one thing was clear from Utility Week’s latest Annual Energy Summit, it’s that the industry faces a long list of challenges. Certainly, there were plenty of things to discuss, and speakers had plenty to say.
The need for alternative and increased sources of flexibility in the power system is now widely accepted – but the UK’s journey to a flexible energy system has only just begun.
Following a pre-appointment hearing, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee has endorsed the government’s preferred candidate to head the energy regulator.
"Since 2008, Britain’s energy networks have played an important role in the UK’s decarbonisation success story"
Steve Holliday, who was at the helm of National Grid for almost 10 years, will take over from Malcolm Brinded as the president of the Energy Institute in July 2019.
The regulator has approved a data privacy plan submitted by Western Power Distribution setting out its proposed arrangements for collecting, processing and storing the information based on half-hourly consumption data from domestic smart meter customers.
The government set out its target for delivering energy efficiency measures in its 2015 Fuel Poverty Strategy. According to a report by think-tank IPPR, failure to reform policies will see the government miss this energy target by at least 60 years.
Gas distribution company Cadent has appointed Zoe McLeod to chair its newly established Customer Engagement Group (CEG).
The headline figure, revealed in an annual report, consists of £7.8 billion of direct benefits, £8.8 billion of indirect benefits and a £542 million reduction in funding for networks companies.
Seven out of ten young people would like to have an electric car when they are old enough to drive, according to a survey conducted by the Energy Institute.
Independent distribution network operator (IDNO) Leep Utilities has secured the last-mile electricity network to serve the latest phase of Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands.
EDF Renewables, will still own a 51 per cent share in the portfolio of 24 windfarms and will continue to operate and maintain the site under the deal.
Renewable energy’s share of electricity generation hit a new record high in the first quarter
Hundreds from across the utilities industry gathered in Manchester on 29 June for the Utility Week Stars Awards 2018, to celebrate those who have gone the extra mile during the past 12 months to provide and deliver a wide range of critical services to their customers. Here are this year's winners.
A new IT system introduced to accurately establish where gas ends up has left shippers and suppliers with wildly fluctuating costs. Tom Grimwood investigates the mysterious case of the ‘unidentified gas’.
The batteries will be used to explore how best to maximise the value of the power generated by the 30MW Hywind offshore wind farm in Scotland.
Oil giant BP has signed a deal to buy the electric vehicle (EV) charging company, Chargemaster, in an “important step” towards rolling out a network of ultra-fast chargers across its forecourts.
The UK can cost effectively slash the carbon intensity of its electricity generation by 2030, according to a new report from the climate change watchdog whose chair has called for an acceleration of the mooted sales ban on petrol cars.