The network operator is leading the construction of 3.2 km of “innovative” multi-utility trenches which will host up to 40 pipes and ducts for the provision of electricity, gas, water and telecommunications.
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The network operator started to install 2.3km of new and efficient underground electricity cable in July.
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The company says the partnership “exists to better manage the decentralisation and flexibility of energy in the North West, and to ensure industrial, commercial and public sector organisations in the area have access to the best combined experience, expertise and innovation in energy.”
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Electricity North West, the region’s electricity distribution network operator, has announced its new flexibility requirements, the sixth tender in the firm’s history; which comes on top of the 57MW of tenders already issued.
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The company’s Better Networks Forum at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London showcases a range of cost-saving projects and is a chance for industry peers to gain an insight into how UK Power Networks keeps the lights on for 8.3 million customers at the lowest cost.
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The project will see people’s electricity demand and supply “flexibility” traded in a newly-created digital marketplace, as the network company continues to pioneer innovative ways of cost-effectively managing the electricity grid for the financial benefit of customers.
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For any distribution network operator (DNO), customer service and satisfaction are priorities. If there is an outage or failure, they want to seem responsive – giving timely updates and information on the resolution. To do that, they are investing in new technologies to improve the design, operation and maintenance of distribution networks everywhere.
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Its analysis shows the reduction in commercial and industrial use would outweigh an upsurge in domestic demand.
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Previously I have talked about the popularity of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and how the industry is preparing for their increasing numbers. Whether driven by government policy, technical advances in battery technology or just through consumer choice, all forecasts suggest that their numbers will rise dramatically in the next few years.
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The number of grid-rechargeable electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the UK has doubled between 2015 and 2016 (Fig. 1). Globally, the statistics on EV adoption display the early signs of an exponential curve. Management scientists call this the S-pattern of new technology adoption: smart phones, hybrid vehicles, and the Internet have all followed similar trajectories. If EV growth continues at this rate, by 2018 we could see over 100,000 new plug-in vehicles per year being sold in the UK.
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