A golden age: EA Technology celebrates 50 years
What has changed most about the way EA Technology works today compared with when it was established?
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A leap forward in heat trust
Customers living on heat networks across the UK will now be able to compare their annual heating and hot water costs with alternative heating systems using Heat Trust’s Heat Cost Calculator.
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A level playing field
There has been much written in the trade press recently about whether (or not) distribution network operators (DNOs) and distribution system operators (DSOs) should own storage, as well as their requirement for flexibility to help create ‘the smart grid’ – a system fit for the new power landscape.
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A magazine is born – welcome to Network!
A short quarter of a century ago, momentous changes in the structure and regulation of UK utilities spurred the launch of a tenacious industry journal – Utility Week. It was introduced as a resource to help executives, investors and regulators understand and anticipate the effects of privatisation and it has endured as a voice for and mirror to the industry through good times and bad.
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A material difference
As the name implies, self-healing materials are those that will repair themselves if damaged, much like how a cut will clot, heal over and eventually fade. It can be imagined that these materials would be of great use in network assets that are difficult or impossible to access, and for those assets that are vital to network function.
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A modern approach to network automation
Substation technology is continually evolving and improving. It’s changing to accommodate the complex challenges that have arisen from (and are driving) decarbonised, digitised and decentralised power distribution systems. Increasingly, this means that modern electrical distribution technology is imbued with new digital features.
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A mountain to climb
Energy suppliers have chosen to take a cautious approach to smart meter installations. So far only 4 million of the required 53 million meters have been installed, according to the consumer campaign Smart Energy GB. But suppliers have good reason to be hesitant. Ongoing concerns about the adoption of SMETS 1 meters on to the Data Communications Company (DCC) system has resulted in many waiting for the DCC network to launch before ramping up installation rates to the necessary levels.
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A collaborative approach to delivering DSOs
The transition of Distribution Network Operators (DNO) to Distribution System Operators (DSO) will support the further integration of widespread renewable energy generation, storage facilities, demand side response services and the electrification of heat and transport.
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A focus on community energy
Nestling in a valley west of Stirling the community of Fintry have long been pioneers in local energy. With a stake in Earlsburn wind turbine, a biomass plant and solar PV on the sports centre roof it has significant renewable resources – as well as six EVs in a population of 700 and a heavy reliance on electric heating as it is off the gas grid. Over the last two years it has been looking at the potential for matching local supply and demand – both the practical challenges and the policy and regulatory changes needed.
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