Renewable energy firm Drax has applied for planning consent to more than double the electricity generating capacity at its Cruachan facility in Scotland.
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Redcar and Ellesmere Port-based projects have been named by energy regulator Ofgem and the government as potential sites of the UK’s first hydrogen village.
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A recent Utility Week webinar brought together energy networks to explore the urgent requirement for operational telecommunications infrastructure fit to handle an explosion of interconnected assets and offer resilience during the energy transition.
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A joint venture between built environment consultancy Arup and German engineering firm Fichtner has been appointed to provide project services for the NeuConnect submarine interconnector – the first direct link between the UK and German electricity grids.
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Kwasi Kwarteng has claimed that the government is promoting onshore wind “aggressively and passionately” after being accused by Ed Miliband of caving into net zero sceptic backbench MPs by failing to back the technology more strongly in the government’s energy security strategy.
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Jacob Byskov Kristensen, energy counsellor at the Embassy of Denmark, details key characteristics of the networks providing Danish homes with clean, green heat.
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Phil Beecher, president and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance, discusses findings from the group’s recent ‘Journey to IoT Maturity’ report and which drivers can help utility firms harness the potential of IoT.
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Amid clamour for smarter cities and a green industrial revolution, Utility Week Innovate showcases five modern utility projects ensuring the foundations of tomorrow’s smart cities can match the durability and ambition of those laid by Victorians more than a century ago.
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Collaborative innovation in hydrogen must span production, distribution, storage, and end-users in order to stay abreast of change on a scale not seen since the transition to natural gas, according to sector experts.
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Richard Barker, development director at Peel NRE – part of Peel L&P – considers whether the current colour coding of hydrogen is actually stifling innovation.
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As part of Utility Week Innovate and Utility Week Live’s ‘Unlocking Collaborative Innovation’ series, hydrogen experts discuss the importance of a joined up approach across utilities, academia and local authorities to create commercially viable hydrogen.
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Gravity energy storage is gaining traction – here’s how Gravitricity suggests it can be used to transform green power.
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