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Morrison Utility Services wins £2m district heating contract
Morrison Utility Services (MUS) has been awarded a £2 million district heating project by the University of Manchester.
Heat
ENW trialling substation cooling to cut costs
Electricity North West is trialling a range of cooling techniques at 100 substations as part of its £5.3 million Celsius project.
Gas
Wales & West Utilities to carry out gas pipe upgrade in Exeter
Wales & West Utilities is set to start a £1 million gas pipe investment scheme in the Newton St Cyres and Cowley areas of Exeter.
Heat
Smith Brothers wins ICP contract for CHP facility
High-voltage power contractor Smith Brothers has secured an Independent Connection Provider (ICP) contract with sustainable energy specialist P3P Partners.
Heat
Smart battery allows homeowners to make money from their electricity supply
A new battery from Powervault will allow British homeowners the opportunity to earn money from their electricity supply, whether or not they have solar panels.
Gas
Dealing with uncertainty
"The future has never been more uncertain than it is now." That's the view of Mark Brackley, National Grid's project director for RIIO2, who spoke to Network editor Alec Peachey about a range of subjects including regulation, infrastructure policy and the future energy system.
Heat
Former Energy Minister to oversee power plans for SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks has appointed former Energy Minister Charles Hendry as the independent chair of its transmission user group.
Heat
Foresight acquires 2.5MW AD plant on Isle of Wight
Foresight Group LLP has completed the acquisition of an operational Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant on the Isle of Wight for an undisclosed sum.
Gas
Storing energy
Technologies such as power-to-gas offer the opportunity to store energy for long periods at scale for electricity networks, and provide an important decarbonisation strategy for heat. This article examines the technology.
Gas
Zero Harm supplement
'31.2 million working days were lost to work-related illness and workplace injury between 2016 and 2017' *(Health and Safety Executive)
Gas
CMA calls for regulation of heat networks
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called for regulation of the heat network industry and says that Ofgem is best placed to be the regulator.
Heat
Protecting customers
Lily Frencham, senior policy manager at the Association for Decentralised Energy, on why the CMA and industry agree that customer protection is imperative.
Gas
Swift and decisive action needed on carbon capture
Is the UK on the brink of finally realising the economic and environmental potential of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) technology? A report by the Government's CCUS Taskforce urges swift and decisive action to tip the balance for an industry primed to deliver. Simon Fairman, director network strategy and safety at Cadent, gives his view.
Gas
CCUS Cost Challenge Taskforce publishes report to Government
The Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Taskforce has presented a report to Government in which it sets out its recommendations on how the UK can bring forward CCUS and deliver on its ambition of becoming a world leader in this technology.
Gas
National Grid launches ‘Future Energy Scenarios’ report
A report which provides an insight into how we could be using energy in the future and where it could come from has been released by National Grid - with electric vehicles and decentralisation both featuring prominently.
Heat
Northern Powergrid invests £4m on improving Hull’s underground power network
Northern Powergrid is investing £4 million to improve the underground power network that serves Hull.
Heat
The energy revolution
The government recently announced an investment of over £100 million in a new programme called 'Prospering from the Energy Revolution' as part of its Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, delivered by UK Research & Innovation. This first article from Innovate UK aims to give an insight into this major new programme, with the intention to revisit progress over the coming months and years.
Gas
GDNs support creation of Parliamentary group for hydrogen
An All-Party Parliamentary Group on hydrogen has been setup.
Gas
WPD taking part in £5.2m innovation trial
Western Power Distribution is playing a major role in a £5.2million heat innovation trial which is taking place in homes in South Wales.
Gas
NGN backs call to speed up hydrogen decision
Northern Gas Networks has backed the findings of a Committee on Climate Change report which calls on the government to speed up a decision around the use of hydrogen for heat.
Heat
Flexitricity secures £20m in savings over a decade of smart grid operations
Flexitricity has generated more than £20 million in savings for UK businesses over 10 years of smart grid operations.
Heat
Providing a platform
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has entered into a partnership with leading software company, Open Utility, to learn from and participate in its revolutionary smart grid platform. Alec Peachey speaks to Steve Atkins (DSO transition Manager for SSEN) and James Johnston (CEO and cofounder of Open Utility) to find out more.
Gas
Ageing gas mains being replaced in Bury St Edmunds
A major scheme to replace ageing gas mains in Bury St Edmunds has got underway.
Gas
Natural gas now powering Kerry Ingredients plant in Listowel
Gas Networks Ireland has connected the Kerry Ingredients plant at Listowel to its natural gas network.
Heat
Time to change or fail
Matt Hastings, programme director at Centrica's Cornwall Local Energy Market, explains the importance of disrupting your own business model.
Gas
How will energy look in 2035?
Arup recently unveiled a study that details what the landscape of the UK's energy systems will look like in 2035. In this article, Filippo Gaddo - head of energy economics - makes some predictions for the future.
Gas
Work begins on heat network scheme
Work on a £24 million collaborative local heat scheme between Fife Council, RWE and the Scottish Government is underway.
Gas
Highview Power launches first grid-scale liquid air energy storage plant
Highview Power has successfully designed and built the world's first grid-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant in the UK.
Gas
Ofgem CEO sees how Cadent is tackling fuel poverty
The chief executive of Ofgem has visited a community in Dagenham to see how Cadent and AWS (Affordable Warmth Solutions) are working to ensure residents are warmer, healthier and more energy efficient.
Heat
Understanding costs
John Parsons, networks portfolio manager at BEAMA and a Network editorial board member, looks at the subject of network charging.
Gas
Putting customers at the heart of RIIO2
Continuing our series of exclusive contributions from Cadent, Richard Court - head of regulation and external affairs - tells Network why Ofgem's RIIO2 framework consultation is at a critical stage.