Interconnector imports and LNG send-out have changed from 4.6% and 17% of total gas supply in February to 0.1% and 20.6% respectively in March.
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There is increasing interest in the energy sector in the practicalities of delivering “multi-vector” or whole system planning and operation. To support this, Phil Taylor, head of the national Centre for Energy Systems Integration (CESI) at Newcastle University, has said changes are needed to the regulatory price controls for energy distribution networks.
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The transformers are manufactured by Leeds-based Wilson Power Solutions, which has already shipped over 1,000 AMTs to customers including retail giants Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and IKEA, as well as NHS hospitals and university estates.
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The energy and utilities sector welcomes the launch of a government initiative that is aiming to engage and attract younger audiences to careers in engineering. As part of its Year of Engineering, central government has pledged to “work with hundreds of industry partners throughout 2018 to encourage young people and their parents to take a closer look at engineering.”
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In a report released today ADE has called for a guarantee on future heat connection capacity to reduce the risk for investors, lower business rates for heat networks to match those for electricity and gas networks, and an expansion of the role of the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s Heat Networks Delivery Unit.
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The market study announcement coincided with Government survey results which revealed heat network customers on average pay £100 less than gas customers and enjoy similar satisfaction and reliability.
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Cadent is carrying out essential work in St Andrew’s Street South, Bury St Edmunds, to replace the old gas mains with tough new pipes.
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Since first publishing the “Options, Choices, Actions” report in 2015 we have witnessed the emergence of many changes that will impact how the UK meets its 2050 climate targets. The government has set out its clean growth aspirations, while also developing a number of sector deals to add detail on how it intends to deliver this. More recently, the IPCC has provided a significant body of evidence that illustrates the true scale of our climate challenges, indicating that a target of ‘net zero’ emissions is now viewed by them as critical.
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The electricity and gas networks will play a key role in helping to deliver climate change. But what are some of the challenges they’re facing and how can the networks meet these ambitious targets? Editor Alec Peachey spoke to a number of the network operators to find out about the work they’re doing in this area. Below are some of the questions asked, and the answers we heard.
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