Is your organisation responsible for critical grid communications? Is it able to manage the exploding number of connected devices for automation and Internet of Things (IoT) deployments?
Get ahead of the IoT device management challenge Read More »
Whilst substantial progress has been made in the electricity sector, the decarbonisation of transport and heat is further behind – and these two topics took centre stage at September’s Network Asset Performance Conference. In terms of switching road transport from fossil fuels to electricity, there is less concern about producing enough megawatt-hours to meet the overall increase in demand from electric vehicles (EV) than ensuring there is the network capacity to deliver the power.
Getting green networks up to speed Read More »
Do you see gas distribution operators and the existing gas pipe infrastructure having a role to play if the nascent shale gas industry takes off in the UK?
While attention is focused on distribution network operators and the rise of distributed generation, it is easy to forget that both the electricity and gas transmission networks have their own challenges to face. National Grid brought those challenges sharply into focus with the publication last month of its annual set of documents setting out the long-term future of its transmission. networks.
Gas: four paths to 2050 Read More »
For the first time since the industrial revolution the UK has gone for the longest period where no coal generated power entered the national grid. Much of this is thanks to the increased role gas has played in generating electricity. But at a time when the Committee on Climate Change and climate activists are calling for a zero-carbon world, why is gas still being used?
Gas’s role in a renewable world Read More »
The changes that are required are defined by 35 functions, which have been further developed by FPSA2 and embody the new elements to the power system architecture.
FPSA the right vehicle for driving energy future Read More »
This webinar will help utility companies to harness digital technology to deliver a positive experience to priority groups. It will also present the findings from a data sharing pilot of customers on the Priority Services Register in advance of the initiative being rolled out sector-wide in 2020.
Free UW seminar: Improving digital experiences for vulnerable customers Read More »
In the UK and Ireland, it’s no surprise to most that a large proportion of secondary distribution sites are unconnected – or at the very least are connected with the most basic forms of telecommunication. These include satellite, which is expensive; X.25, old packet systems that are disappearing; or maybe even UHF scanning telemetry, which is narrowband and specific to certain functions.
From East into West Read More »
Among the many key workers delivering essential services during the lockdown are the UK’s thousands of emergency gas engineers who continue to go out into the field – and into customer homes – to conduct essential gas readings, repair infrastructure and, on rare occasions, evacuate properties.
From the front line: Chris Garside and Andy Simcoe, Northern Gas Networks Read More »
