Let’s imagine we are now living with a smarter, cleaner grid. In this network utopia, much progress has been made electrifying transport and heating, with “smart systems” allowing much of the national fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps to adjust their demand patterns according to the capacity available on the network.
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The decarbonisation of the energy system is driving energy networks to become smarter, more flexible and more closely integrated.
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.
Data: maximising value, minimising risk Read More »
But vulnerable devices present security risks, leading the UK government to propose new mandatory cybersecurity measures.
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The signing ceremony took place in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh earlier this month (May) when Lars Christian Lilleholt, the Danish Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate, met Paul Wheelhouse, the Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy.
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Most of us have felt the heat of this endlessly warm summer. So you’d be forgiven for missing the landmark announcement from the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) recommending that heat networks be regulated, with this oversight provided by Ofgem.
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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.
Coronavirus: the networks react Read More »
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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The proposals are outlined in a collection of essays by authors from Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland, Sustainability First, Centre for Sustainable Energy and National Energy Action.
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The report describes how wide-scale deployment of heat pumps in the UK will require three key factors:
Consumer power key to heat pump roll-out, says HPA Read More »
