Innovation

People & Skills

‘Learning by doing’ on the road to net zero [test product]

DSO director Andrew Roper discusses 'Learning by doing'

Power

Funding for SSEN electric vehicle scheme

Innovation initiative will bring forward portable EV charging devices

Gas

Gas must go green now

Former Cadent CEO champions a zero carbon vision for gas

Gas

Boost for North West hydrogen transition plans

New roadmap will plot course for net zero industrial cluster

Gas

New vision for zero carbon gas grid

Ex-Cadent CEO to lead new ENA initiative

Heat

New partner for 100-home smart energy “Living Lab”

Innovation scheme boosted with central heating efficiency tech

Gas

Keele University: paving the way for intelligent energy grid research

Keele University is Europe’s model for intelligent energy grid research, developing new models for localised sustainable energy

Gas

Utility Week Live 2020

Power

SP Energy Networks creates real-time digital network model

Innovation

Accelerate IoT opportunities

Joseph Melone, knowledge exchange associate at the University of Strathclyde’s Power Network Demonstration Centre (PNDC), discusses their readiness to support the exploration of the Internet-of-Things.

Innovation

SSEN awarded £343k to model networks’ social impact

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has secured £340,000 in funding from Ofgem's Network Innovation Allowance (NIA) for a project to support knowledge sharing between network operators and stakeholders in the energy system.

Gas

Calculating storage and flexibility in a net-zero world

Alex Buckman, networks and energy storage practice manager at the Energy Systems Catapult, describes its new Storage and Flexibility Model, a number-crunching tool that can calculate the future storage and renewable generation capacity needed to meet variable demand in a net-zero world.

Heat

Take in a lodger to save the planet, research says

New research by a team from the University of St Andrews argues that energy policy must factor in increases in domestic square meterage per person in order to achieve climate change targets.

Gas

Hydrogen boilers: here today, in your home tomorrow

Martyn Bridges, director of technical communication and product management at boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch, says that he doesn't need a crystal ball to discern the future of domestic heat - in the company's labs, prototype hydrogen boilers are up and running.

Heat

Consumers warm to ‘smart’ energy but fear complexity

The majority of energy consumers like the idea of being part of a "smart local energy system" where homes and businesses generate and sell their own clean power as well as being consumers, according to a new survey.

Innovation

5 ways to crack innovation Optimising assets, reducing risk and maximising return on investment

It is clear that Utility companies are facing unprecedented and some believe unassailable challenges. This webinar will identify ways in which step changes in performance can be achieved when budgets are over extended.

Gas

Getting the power back on

National Grid ESO is aiming for a world first - coordinating multipe distributed energy resources (DERs) to provide a safe Black Start service in its Distributed ReStart project. Alec Peachey spoke to project lead Peter Chandler.

Power

Utility Week Cyber Security & Resilience Conference

Building on its successful launch in 2019, the 2020 Utility Week Cyber Security and Resilience Conference equips IS, risk, resilience, security and OT leaders with the insight to prepare and protect infrastructure, services and customers from growing cyber threats.

Gas

Hydrogen to fuel north west homes and businesses by 2024

The north west is ready to blend hydrogen into the gas grid and pipe it into homes and businesses as early as 2024, according to a 17 October briefing by HyNet, a consortium geared to delivering hydrogen from natural gas.

Heat

Eden Project wins £16.8m to drill for geothermal heat

Cornwall Council has committed nearly £10m of its remaining EU grant funding to coax a project to supply deep geothermal heat and power to the Eden Project visitor attraction and education centre over the starting line.

Gas

H21 project highlights potential of hydrogen

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said that hydrogen is a credible option to help decarbonise the UK energy system. Network editor Alec Peachey examines the progress being made and some of the challenges that remain.

Gas

How materials science will underpin the future energy network

What are the materials that will serve as the backbone for electrical energy storage, renewable energy generation, gas and the grid itself in the future, and how might they underpin the future of the energy network? Four academics from Newcastle University and Durham University discuss the role of materials science in developing new network capacity.

Power

Network Awards 2020: Q&A with judge John Scott

The entry window is now open for this year's Network Awards. But just what are the judges looking for? Network speaks to Chiltern Power's John Scott, a member of our 10-strong panel.

Gas

Network Awards 2020: setting the standard

Following a successful inaugural year in 2019, the Network Awards will return on 17th March 2020, shining a light on the good work taking place across the UK's energy networks, their supply chains and stakeholders.

Gas

Utility Week Health, Safety & Wellbeing Conference

The 2019 Utility Week Health, Safety and Wellbeing Conference is the only event dedicated to the whole utility sector. It brings together leading health, safety and wellbeing experts and professionals to share their latest thoughts, learnings and examples of best practice from within the industry.

Gas

Network Asset Performance Conference 2019

The 2019 Network Asset Performance Conference will bring together leaders from gas & power to help tackle network asset challenges head on. The conference will consist of a range of presentations, case studies and interactive panel sessions and will address how networks can continue to improve asset resilience, the impact RIIO-2 will have on asset management, the importance of data optimisation and how performance can be maintained through the increased introduction of electric vehicles.

Gas

Leveraging linepack

Keith MacLean outlines the findings of a new UKERC report on the undersold decarbonisation potential of the gas network.

Power

Utility Week Consumer Vulnerability Conference

In the UK the number of aging and vulnerable customers is continuing to grow and therefore so is the importance for utility companies to provide better protection for their customers, the 2019 Utility Week Consumer Vulnerability Conference provides the only dedicated meeting place for forward-thinking vulnerability professionals across utilities and regulated industries.

Heat

Future of Heat

The Future of Heat is a brand new event from the team who organise the annual Network Forum and Awards. The new conference will address the issues surrounding decarbonising heat across the UK, with a strong focus on learning from ongoing projects and developing both policy and technical solutions to current and future challenges.

Innovation

Utility Week Energy Customer Conference

Utility Week's Energy Customer Conference is the only dedicated event for B2C and B2B customer professionals within energy retailers and networks. Join us to explore the implications of the latest energy price regulations and licence review with Ofgem, gain practical insights from Scottish Power on digital transformation to enhance customer experience and network and collaborate with 150+ industry leaders to share knowledge on developing successful partnerships.

Power

Network Asset Performance conference

The 2018 Network Asset Performance Conference well help set out the path for asset management strategy and enhancing operational performance as we move towards the business end of planning for RIIO-2.