Net zero

Market-wide settlement reform: a moment of opportunity?

Looking beyond completion of the implementation programme for market-wide half-hourly settlement, Utility Week asks industry leaders how significantly they believe it will change the energy market. What is its role in the net zero transition, will it support business model innovation and what risks accompany the opportunities it offers? Find out what they say in our report.

22/06/2023

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Extreme weather now number one risk for utilities

Utility Week’s landmark risk report reveals extreme and unpredictable weather is the primary risk facing energy networks, trumping threats to cyber security. Read the report to learn what other key challenges the industry faces and how they might be mitigated from senior leaders in the sector.

12/06/2023

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Reform for decarbonisation

Utility Week's third report on the theme of reform tackles the gargantuan challenge of decarbonisation. How should financial and regulatory levers adapt to get net zero investment flowing? Will the water sector hit its 2030 target and how vulnerable are decarbonisation ambitions to supply chain constraints? Find out what Utility Week's taskforce leaders say.

31/05/2023

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Efficiency fund awards £24m to energy intensive industry

A government fund designed to support energy intensive industries in the UK to cut their emissions has awarded £24 million to 26 businesses. The fund, first announced in the 2018 budget, is designed to help businesses with high energy use to cut their energy bills and carbon emissions through investing in energy efficiency and low carbon technologies. Drinks companies such as Heineken and Britvic are among the winners of the latest round of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF).

09/05/2023

News

Step by step: how to support domestic heat decarbonisation

Consumers need their hands held every step of the way as they consider whether a heat pump – or an interim hybrid solution – might be the right choice to help future proof their home in the net zero transition. Ahead of his appearance at Utility Week Live in May, EDF’s Dan Hopcroft tells Utility Week what well-structured support should look like.

21/03/2023

Interviews

Taking control of methane emissions

Climate emergency and the increasing awareness of the effects of methane  emissions into the atmosphere are an  important warning sign that we can no  longer ignore.

21/02/2023

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Open data: The great enabler in UK utilities

Open data is at the top of the agenda for the UK’s energy and water companies – driven by the belief that a new approach to data will speed innovation both within and between companies and in so doing, act as a vital enabler for the transition to net zero.

20/02/2023

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Making flexibility mainstream

The concept of energy flexibility is making headway as industry and consumers become attuned to its potential. But we’re still a long way from business as usual use of it for delivering day to day system and user benefits. Ahead of presentations at Utility Week Live in May, industry speakers talk about the steps needed to make flexibility hit the mainstream.

14/02/2023

Case studies

CFO Outlook 2023

Utility Week’s research with finance leaders in the UK utilities sector reveals deep-seated worries about the impact of chronic volatility and increasing regulatory pressures on talent retention, commercial arrangements and investor appetite. But confidence in investment for sustainability and the security of regulated asset value remains high.

06/02/2023

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Sewer modelling and CSOs

This educational guide looks in detail at the problem of CSO spills, how technology can help address the issue and the various other benefits that can be gained through the use of sewer modelling.

25/01/2023

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A coming of age for wastewater management

The stormwater overflows scandal has forced water companies to rethink drainage and wastewater management, but what options and innovations are available and when might they be delivered?

24/01/2023

Case studies

Utility Week Awards 2022 Review

The Utility Week Awards 2022 Review showcases the winners and finalists across all 13 categories, along with comments from Greg Jackson, chief executive of Utility of the Year, Octopus Energy, and our Industry Champion Jonson Cox.

16/12/2022

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