The country’s electricity is now amongst the cleanest in the world after it moved up the rankings to be placed seventh in terms of the carbon content of its electricity among large and industrialised countries.
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Over nearly three decades now the electricity and gas networks have been working hard to keep their costs low for their customers and to provide them with an excellent service. In that respect they have delivered: costs are 17 per cent lower since 1990; customer service scores are at record highs of around 8.7 out of 10; the public have 59 per cent fewer power cuts and their duration has reduced by 84 per cent while gas networks are so reliable that customers would have an unplanned interruption to their supply once every 140 years.
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The Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP) funding will see the city’s heat network – a system of underground pipes that transports hot water from different sources to homes and businesses in order to heat them – broadened, with the city council’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (3 March) approving the establishment of a new company governance structure as one of the conditions of the grant.
Bristol receives £10 million for low-carbon heat networks Read More »
National Grid’s chief financial officer Andrew Bonfield told Network that the two sales represent different opportunities and the sale of SGN would be a different business model from its own.
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The report follows a retrofit district heating scheme on Glasgow’s Wyndford Estate which comprises 1,800 homes most of which are social housing.
Boost district heating to help worst off, says SSE Read More »
The North West Energy & Hydrogen Cluster has been awarded government money to map out a net zero transition for its industrial zone by 2040, including the creation of a hydrogen gas grid.
Boost for North West hydrogen transition plans Read More »
Gas transmission and distribution in the UK have enviable safety records. But those involved in the sector are only too aware of the dangers the fuel poses. A safety executive in a gas distribution company doing his job right will be a “nervous squirrel”, seeking out the unknowns and always on their toes about the dangers the transportation of gas poses.
Big Bang; bringing safety to gas Read More »
Having recently secured the exclusive UK rights to large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Dowell, a leading global provider, Ylem Energy will be showcasing the technology with a 1MW battery energy storage system that will be co-hosted at a UK-based landfill-gas generation site in the spring of 2019.
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The gas engineering and consultancy provider is responsible for around 90% of the UK’s existing biomethane-to-grid projects and the Queen’s Award recognises the firms key role in helping to create the right economic, legislative and technical environment for this emerging part of the renewable energy sector.
Biomethane pioneer recognised with Queen’s Award Read More »
The ESO has made the recommendation in its final technical report into the 9 August incident which was submitted to Ofgem on Friday (6 September).
Blackout report highlights need for review of security of supply standards Read More »
