Evolving substation architectures to become more digital unlocks engineering efficiencies by standardising substation designs, adopting more coherent data sets, and minimising the need for bespoke implementations as well as enabling enhanced resilience through distributed automation. However, updating new functional requirements in an active substation can be both costly and difficult for the industry.
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Don’t tell Jeremy this but we are now living in a post-Clarkson era.
EVs – no longer the butt of petrol-head jokes Read More »
For electric vehicles (EVs) to achieve their maximum potential benefit for both the transport sector and the energy sector, closer collaboration between the two sectors is essential. So far, most of the learning around how EVs will affect DNOs has come from projects undertaken by DNOs themselves, but earlier this year automotive manufacturer Nissan launched a trial in the UK that could be of great benefit to DNOs.
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Petrol stations will give way to commercial and public charging stations, and corporate packages to enable employees to charge while working will have become the norm. If brought to reality, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution will play a major role in enabling the country’s decarbonisation targets to be achieved, but it will not come without its challenges. For every internal combustion engine that is replaced by electric or plug-in hybrid, emissions will be reduced, but pressure on the electricity grid will increase.
EVs: Can they help defer costly reinforcements? Read More »
The news that President Trump’s administration will keep ailing coal and nuclear plants running in the face of competition from wind, solar and natural gas-fired generation – the White House argues that the plants are essential to national security and the resiliency of the energy system in the US – attracted the ire of environmentalists in June.
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The fully electric models, with zero exhaust emissions, are the first e-diggers to go into full production.
ENW buys electric diggers to dig the road to zero carbon Read More »
For a two week period in May 2019, Great Britain met its electricity needs without burning coal. This was the longest period that the country has gone coal-free since the 1880s. The coal-free fortnight followed a period of one week without coal earlier that month, and a further period of 90 hours without coal over the Easter weekend. According to Finton Slye, director at the National Grid Energy System Operator (ESO), this trend of providing for Great Britain’s energy needs without coal is the “new normal”.
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Although there is no clear definition for a “smart city”, the European Commission – Digital Single Market states that, “A smart city is a place where the traditional networks and services are made more efficient with the use of digital and telecommunication technologies for the benefit of its inhabitants and businesses. The concept goes beyond the use of ICT for better resource use and less emissions.”
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Historically storage has taken the form of coal stocks or of oil or gas bunkering. As we lead in energy innovation and continually improve and develop towards a de-carbonised energy system storage is becoming increasingly important and essential in everyday life.
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