First ever fortnight of coal-free operation
This surpasses the previous record of 193 hours and 25 minutes (eight days, one hour and 25 minutes), which was set just a few weeks ago on 9 May.
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First live hydrogen trials on campus ‘living lab’
Buildings on the Staffordshire campus are now being heated by the 20% hydrogen and methane blend, after the trial was sanctioned from a safety perspective by the government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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First power conductor in 30 years doubles capacity in Scotland
The Aluminium Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR) by technology company 3M is the first new power conductor to be made live on the Scottish transmission network in 30 years.
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First trial selling ‘heat as a service’ instead of KWh
Currently energy suppliers in the UK can only sell energy to customers in strict units known as kilowatt hours (kWh). But through a government-backed trial run by Energy Systems Catapult, Bristol Energy is offering households the chance to buy a ‘Heat Plan’ tailored to their individual home and lifestyle.
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Final phase of £3m Stalybridge power upgrade starts
Engineers from the network operator are replacing 7.4km of underground power cable, which has been keeping the lights on since the 1960s, with new updated and environmentally-friendly electricity cables.
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Final stage of Lewes power upgrade starts
Engineers have been carrying out improvements at an electricity substation that delivers power supplies to thousands of local homes and businesses.
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Finding faults
Ofgem figures show that the number of electricity interruptions was above 40 per 100 customers at 11 of the 14 network operators in 2016/17.
First apprentice appointed on North London Heat & Power Project
Nineteen-year-old Florentia Theori’s appointment represents positive action to increase female representation in the local construction sector.
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Executives worried cyber-attacks could bring down grids
The research by Accenture surveyed more than 100 executives from across the world found more than half (57 per cent) believed interruptions to the power supply from cyber-attacks was their most serious concern.
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Expect the unexpected
In the past, grid operators would use frequency as the measure of balance between electricity supply and demand. However, the picture has become significantly more complex as penetration of renewable energy has grown.
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