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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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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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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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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The latest Utility Week Innovate round-up includes news of Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy beginning the search for supply chain partners, a collaboration between LSBUD and Google Maps, and a renewable hydroelectric energy project involving Scottish Water.
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Matt Webb, head of enterprise data at UK Power Networks, leads the company’s data and information management strategy, is responsible for enterprise data governance and heads up the development of open data services. Here, he explores the transformative potential and public purpose of open energy data.
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Peter Papasotiriou, innovation programme manager at UK Power Networks (UKPN), discusses the firm’s creation of ‘smart’ substations in tandem with Vodafone and their potential impact on the drive towards net zero.
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Experts from the water sector share their thoughts on how and where innovation can boost post-COP progress and discuss whether or not the industry is already ahead of the conference’s collaborative curve.
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Professor Naomi Brookes of the University of Warwick offers insight into new research emphasising the need for a widespread data literacy and digital drive across the utility sector.
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UW Innovate caught up with Yasmin Ali – energy innovation project manager at BEIS – to reflect on her 11 years in utilities ahead of her appearance at Utility Week’s Adapting for Net Zero Conference 2021.
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Amid work towards the UK’s 2050 net zero target and a shifting landscape of expectation and responsibility, experts shed light on some of the prevailing external forces shaping innovation in asset management.
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