The government’s Geospatial Commission has announced its ambition to bring together the existing data on underground pipes and cables to create an Underground Assets Register. This has begun with pilot projects in London and the North East, to test the feasibility of the project.
Digital map will show all of UK’s underground assets Read More »
Up to 90% of the country’s electricity supply was generated from natural gas with an average of 70% over the months of June and July.
Demand for gas in Ireland reaches all-time high Read More »
A growing number of big retail and logistics firms like Waitrose, Asda, DHL, Argos and Preston-based H Parkinson Haulage are now using the site off the M6 at Leyland. Latest data shows the volume of gas dispensed at the site in March this year was 170% higher than in March 2017.
Demand for renewable biomethane almost triples Read More »
The energy market is changing and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is engaging with industry stakeholders to adapt to the changes taking place by working with the Electricity Networks Association (ENA).
Decoding ‘peer-to-peer’ for electricity networks Read More »
In the first 24 hours of operation, the number of bids and offers accepted by the control room from these aggregated providers was 87MWh, up 113% on average.
Dedicated distributed energy desk setup by National Grid Read More »
If energy networks aren’t concerned about the threat of terrorism via cyber attack, they should be. This was the blunt message from General Keith Alexander, former first commander of United States cyber command and former director of the National Security Agency, as he spoke to delegates at Accenture’s international utilities and energy conference earlier this year.
Dealing with the digital enemy: the rise of cybercrime Read More »
Speaking to me just days after National Grid held a roundtable discussion in association with Network entitled ‘Creating infrastructure policy in an uncertain world’, Brackley is in a reflective mood.
Dealing with uncertainty Read More »
February brings twin conferences for the sector: the Future Networks event on 25 February, followed by the Future of Heat on 26 February. The events will allow the sector to debate its response to the huge challenges it faces: the net-zero by 2050 target, combined with the additional pressure it has created ahead of the RIIO-2 regime, then the abandonment of natural gas and heat decarbonisation.
Debating the steep path to net-zero 2050 Read More »
Acknowledging the importance that consumers must be able to trust tariffs marketed as ‘green’ will in fact be just that, Ofgem is succumbing to growing concerns about ‘greenwashing’ and promises to ‘ensure that consumers are not misled’, say some commentators.
Decarbonisation Action Plan targets greenwashed energy tariffs Read More »
Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 42% since 1990, more than any other large advanced economy, due largely to the decarbonisation of electricity generation. This has been driven by Government policies, such as the carbon price which penalises coal plants in particular, and the huge growth in wind and solar power. In fact, renewables generated a record 33% of our electricity last year.
Decarbonisation progress slowing, Ofgem report shows Read More »
