We’re often told that energy data is valuable. Less often discussed is the fact that handling data can be risky. But just as not all data is equally valuable, some types of data are riskier than others. The trick is to maximise value while minimising risk.
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UK energy networks are at a turning point and leaders in the sector have must some big decisions about how they want their companies to be defined in a time of transformation, according to David Rutherford, chief executive of the Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC).
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It was a busy summer for our energy future, including the start of the RIIO 2 process for network regulation, an independent review of electricity costs, a commitment to clean transport, and the publication of the BEIS/Ofgem Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan in July.
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The decarbonisation of the energy system is driving energy networks to become smarter, more flexible and more closely integrated.
Over the weekend national media reported that National Grid was contacted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – an arm of intelligence agency GCHQ – which advised it on how to increase its guard against criminally-instigated power cuts.
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But vulnerable devices present security risks, leading the UK government to propose new mandatory cybersecurity measures.
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Ahead of RIIO-GD2, the group will scrutinise the company’s plans for investment for the future, customer service and social obligations, environment, and how the company will prepare the gas network for the future while keeping customers’ bills as low as possible. Ofgem’s RIIO2 Challenge Group will also scrutinise the development of the gas networks’ business plans, liaising with the various customer engagement groups.
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There is growing concern that China’s demand for LNG will collapse as a result of the coronavirus effect on the economy, possibly sending global LNG prices lower, which is impacting both UK gas NBP prices and UK baseload power.
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The unprecedented pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic are putting energy networks’ resilience to the test but, while the industry’s first response has been commendable, the trial has only just begun and there are major challenges ahead.
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As the Government looks to solve the carbon emissions problem associated with heating Britain’s homes, could hydrogen provide the answer? Arup is leading a team commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which is currently investigating the technical and safety case, downstream of the gas meter, of converting the UK’s gas network to run on hydrogen, rather than natural gas.
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