Innovation as usual
Innovation was a key word at this year’s Future Networks Conference and is something that both the gas and electricity networks are making business as usual.
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Innovating towards a DSO model
Over this time, our industry has seen a great deal of development as we have sought to make our networks more responsive and resilient. Our sector has moved from one that was focused on engineering-above-all to one that understands that delivering a reliable and efficient service for its customers should always be its driving force.
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Innovating for skills
The energy and utilities workforce recruitment challenges are well documented. Employers are unable to fill more than one third (36%) of skilled vacancies. This is well above the 23% UK average and notably higher than any other sector.
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Innovate to transform: The network innovation allowance
In recent years our gas and electricity networks have started along a path of significant transformation, as they adapt to meet the variety of challenges associated with decarbonisation. Through the increasing use of new technology to improve the efficiency of our electricity distribution networks and the injection of green gas into the grid, we are already beginning to see how this transformation can deliver security and affordability for energy customers in a low carbon economy.
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Industry views on blackout
Phil Lawton, power systems practice manager at the Energy Systems Catapult and former future system operation manager at National Grid, looks at the key areas where the system operator and the industry could improve.
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Industry recognised at Decentralised Energy Awards
The Decentralised Energy Awards ceremony and dinner is the Association for Decentralised Energy’s (ADE’s) flagship event.
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Industry partners awarded £10m for ‘Black Start’ project
Black Start is the procedure used to restore power in the highly unlikely event of a total or partial shutdown of the National Electricity Transmission System. Traditionally, large power stations would have been used to restore the system. However, as the UK moves to cleaner, greener energy generation, the changes in generation mean that new options must be developed.
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Industry must break step to cross the bridge
I was at an event last week and over dinner we got to talking about the challenges the power sector currently faces.
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Industry comes together to discuss take-up of EVs
The event – Accelerate – featured four working parties who all particpated in roundtable discussions to discuss the key challenges and opportunities facing businesses in making the EV transition.
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Industry anticipates EV surge as conventional cars phased out
Around 2.7 million new cars were registered in the UK in 2016. From 2040, all such vehicles will be required to qualify as zero emissions vehicles with electric vehicles likely to be dominant.
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