China has been promoting the development of IES to achieve a high proportion of renewable energy penetration and energy usage efficiency in recent years.
During the last few years we have seen an increasing demand for non-invasive test methods for evaluating the condition of circuit breakers. Regardless if the circuit breaker is installed in a conventional substation, a switchgear or a Gas Insulated Substation (GIS), the industry has moved to try to perform a complete diagnostic without intervening any working connection; that means, testing both sides grounded systems and taking measurements without disconnecting secondary cables of the circuit breaker.
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Greg Clark, the secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, selected the former deputy chair of the Competition Commission and deputy panel chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to lead the energy regulator.
Cave selected as preferred candidate to be next Ofgem chairman Read More »
In a new report ‘UK housing: Fit for the future?‘ the CCC warns that the UK’s legally-binding climate change targets will not be met without the near-complete elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from UK buildings. The report finds that emissions reductions from the UK’s 29 million homes have stalled, while energy use in homes – which accounts for 14% of total UK emissions – increased between 2016 and 2017.
CCC report outlines measures needed to achieve climate targets Read More »
The report sets out the opportunity and value that CCUS delivers across the UK economy and emphasises the need for urgency to enable CCUS to fulfil its role in achieving the lowest-cost route to meeting the UK’s statutory climate change targets.
CCUS Cost Challenge Taskforce publishes report to Government Read More »
The 49MW project is scheduled to start operating in the winter of 2018 following 20 months of construction.
Centrica to build battery storage facility Read More »
The Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership, led by sector employers, recognised in its Workforce Renewal and Skills Strategy: 2020 that its current workforce fails to fully represent the 65 million people it serves every day.
CEOs commit to sector inclusion initative Read More »
The first output from the Catapult’s project was published in May 2018 and was an analysis of the current pattern of ‘effective carbon prices’ in the UK for decarbonisation in different economic sectors and activities. This showed a range of “effective carbon prices” with a number of areas that still appear “under taxed”, including coal and gas-based generation and energy consumption in homes and businesses.
Former member of Parliament for South Thanet, Sandys is a policy and business advisor specialsing in the energy, food, and resources sectors. She currently serves as senior independent director at gas network company SGN, as well as being chair of the Government’s Energy System Data Taskforce, chair of the Food Foundaiton, and co-chair of the IPPR environment and justice commission.
Catapult announces board additions Read More »
The figures show that 358 local authorities decreased their carbon dioxide emissions in 2017, 12 less than the previous year.
Catapult calls for better local energy planning Read More »
