Graduates start work at UK Power Networks
The graduates are filling key roles with the company and with its commercial division, UK Power Networks Services.
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Government urged to develop smart charging systems for EVs
Energy UK has urged the government to offer support for developing smart charging arrangements – such as time of use tariffs – to manage the spikes in grid demand resulting from mass adoption of electric vehicles.
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Government updates Apprenticeship Levy plans
The new guidance has been published by the Department for Education (DfE), following its adoption of the skills portfolio from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the recent reshuffle.
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Government seeks powers to set smart tech standards
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) made the commitment as part of its plan for creating a smarter, more flexible energy system, which was produced in conjunction with Ofgem.
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Government must heed ‘nightmarish’ black out warning
The new paper – Engineering for Energy – says coal and gas power stations are needed to make sure the country can get back online quickly after a system crash.
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Government must act to prevent energy market civil war
In a report published today, entitled People Power: how consumer choice is changing the UK energy system, the thinktank predicted the falling cost of solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles will lead to an explosion in decentralised energy owned by consumers, many of whom will see an advantage in going off-grid.
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Government launches investigation into major power outage
Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has commissioned the Energy Emergencies Executive Committee to consider the incident which effected around one million customers and was caused when two major generators disconnected from the transmission system, causing frequency to drop to less than 49 hertz.
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Government invests £30m in V2G technologies
The funding will pay for research and design and development, with the aim of exploring and trialling both the technology itself and commercial opportunities.
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Government invests £246m in battery technology
The four-year investment round – known as the Faraday challenge – will deliver a coordinated programme of competitions to boost research and develop national expertise in battery technology, including applications in the energy system.
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Government capacity market measures will hit distributed generation, ADE warns
ADE said a forthcoming government review into the possible removal of the ‘embedded benefit’ could increase costs by industrial manufacturers and other local energy users by more than £170 million.
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