Pan-utility experts outlined how they’ve adapted to cost and customer outcome pressures alongside changing approaches to staff engagement, productivity and happiness triggered by Covid-19.
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National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chief executive James Heath argues it is neither possible nor desirable to avoid all climate risks, saying: “The idea that we’re going to build our way out of climate change doesn’t seem realistic."
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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.
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AI firm Fyld scooped both the Innovator of the Year and Best Digital Innovation awards at the Energy Innovation Centre’s (EIC) new look annual showpiece, the Energy Innovation Showcase & Awards.
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The result of a £7 million transatlantic collaboration, the Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System, or RRES, was put through its paces before industry stakeholders ahead of a trial in Epsom, Surrey.
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Bruce Hutt founder and owner of Enduratec – a best gas innovation and innovation of the year award finalist at the 2022 Energy Innovation Awards – discusses his firm’s innovation in the utilities sector.
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The machine uprising isn’t confined to hi-tech labs or the silver screen, it’s taking place in our pipes, water courses, wind turbines and street works. As such, Utility Week Innovate profiles five robotic innovations ahead of Utility Week Live.
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Ahead of the 2022 Energy Innovation Awards, Utility Week Innovate speaks to Joshua Wood, operations lead at innovator of the year, best digital innovation, and innovation culture category finalist, Fyld.
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Shadow environment minister Luke Pollard told Utility Week that water needs to be higher on the political agenda and that ownership debates have meant other issues have been overlooked. He said Labour will campaign on river health, water and environmental pollution in the run up to the next election.
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Scottish Power’s employee consultation, supplier collaboration, and carefully supported field trials ensure the workforce’s PPE is safe, comfortable and long-lasting, as discussed in an MSA-backed UW webinar.
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Labour's renationalisation plans just got bigger, meaning even more uncertainty for utilities, writes Utility Week magazine editor Suzanne Heneghan
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A legal firm has told Utility Week it is advising a number of clients on potential lawsuits if a cut-price renationalisation of parts of the utilities sector goes ahead.
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