Energy & Utility Skills Group appoints new chair
Ward replaces Dr Jack Carnell who has served as EU Skills chair for seven years.
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Energy and transport integration
The energy industry is going through major transformational change driven by the need to decarbonise and enable the UK to hit its targets under the Climate Change Act 2008. Whilst the initial focus on meeting carbon budgets has been through the decarbonisation of power resulting in the closure of coal stations and decentralisation of generation through the deployment of renewables; these actions in themselves will not achieve the targets.
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Energy and utilities sector welcomes commitment to apprenticeships
Across the sector, there are now thousands of people starting new careers through an apprenticeship.
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Energy consumers continue to shape market
Dr Alastair Martin, CSO of the Edinburgh-based firm, believes that the mounting popularity of electric vehicles, a growing interest in the potential of domestic DSR and the now mainstream participation of UK businesses in arenas such as the capacity market are symptomatic of a trend that is blurring the lines between the consumer and industry.
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Enabling the smart energy networks of the future
Energy utilities are increasingly focused on establishing solutions to support enhanced flexibility in service provision whilst at the same time managing a much more dynamic environment of energy supply and demand. Critical to managing this new regime in a cost efficient and resilient manner is the ability to have visibility and control over an increasingly diverse and disparate range of network assets. For many years, utilities – gas, water and electricity – have used operational communications systems to facilitate active management of assets. However, with the need for enhanced visibility and control across and through the network it is anticipated that there will need to be a profound expansion in the industry’s operational communications capability with some operators already exploring possible solutions. The need for such expanded communication systems with enhanced functionality will result in increased complexity in terms of network design and co-ordination with new technologies being deployed.
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Enabling the smart grid
Government demands for decarbonisation, a changing energy landscape of renewables, demand-side response, battery storage, the growth of electric vehicles and advances in digital technology require the use of innovative tools and techniques. These include: IoT, web-based customer self-service, blockchain, geospatial and even space-based technologies such as Earth Observation to enable the transition of distribution network operators (DNOs) to distribution system operators (DSOs) and the creation of the smart grid.
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ENA to publish DSO implementation plan summer 2020
The draft work plan focuses on open data, local markets for flexibility, and working with community groups.
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ENA welcomes select committee’s CCUS report
The Select Committee wants the government to move away from vague and ambiguous targets and give a clear policy direction to ensure the UK seizes the industrial and decarbonisation benefits of carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS). You can read the report here.
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ENA launches new gas grid decarbonisation project
The Gas Decarbonisation Pathways Project will coordinate the ongoing efforts of Britain’s gas grid operators to decarbonise the country’s gas grids, whilst providing a blueprint for future plans, to help meet climate change targets.
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