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Making substations the cornerstone of your smart grid

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Utilities today face increasing pressure to improve grid reliability and efficiency, while simultaneously enhancing security of supply. They must also support a higher ratio of distributed energy resources (DER) — such as renewable energy sources, distributed storage, and electric vehicle charging stations — connected to medium voltage (MV) or low voltage (LV) distribution systems.

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Making the case for innovation

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Making the most of the electricity we store

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Of all the new emerging energy technologies being developed, electricity storage stands to make the most immediate impact on the energy market.

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Making the most of your assets

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If energy networks are to cope successfully with the new demands arising from the decarbonisation of the energy system, whilst maintaining a reliable service to customers and minimising costs, it will be vital for them to maximise the performance of their assets.

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Making rural heat networks happen

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Rural, community-led heat networks are possible in the UK and Regen SW has been working for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to understand the main viability factors: planning policy, gas grid and heat load.

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Making networks tick

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As John Parsons argued in the June issue, network charging is an arcane topic but going forward holds the key to the transformation of the electricity system. And Ofgem have recently published their latest consultation on the topic highlighting the importance the regulator attaches to the issue.

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Low carbon vision: insights from the NTVV innovation project

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As the low-carbon energy market continues to develop, network operators will need to know a lot more about what is happening on their systems. New Thames Valley Vision (NTVV), a Low Carbon Networks Fund (LCNF) project led by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), has looked at how this can be done.

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Mackay visits Smarter Grid Solutions

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The visit on Wednesday (5 September) coincided with the start of the company’s 10th year of trading. The firm is a leading provider of distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) software for major utilities across the world.

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Local microgrids must pay network charges

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Allowing local energy projects to avoid system charges could result in escalating costs being passed through to customers, especially poorer and less engaged consumers who are unlikely to be participants in such schemes.

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Locating faults

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Traditionally, options for reclosing on mixed and underground circuits to locate faults have been limited. Mixed feeders are the most difficult to manage for reliability and protection, and they contribute highly to customer interruptions and customer minutes lost. They also are expensive to own and operate. Underground circuits have large numbers of customers, so utilities tend to prioritise repairing them for rapid restoration.

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