Demand for gas in Ireland reaches all-time high
Up to 90% of the country’s electricity supply was generated from natural gas with an average of 70% over the months of June and July.
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Denmark interconnector to move into construction phase
Viking Link is a joint venture between National Grid Ventures, part of National Grid, and Danish system operator Energinet and is the UK’s first ever subsea electricity interconnector to Denmark.
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Developing a transport-energy plan
The energy landscape is changing radically and as a smart infrastructure solutions company, Costain is influencing and enabling energy companies to position for the future.
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Decentralisation – unlocking the key to the future network
Put simply, a decentralised energy network is one that instead of running centrally, through the National Grid, is produced locally to where it will be used. This is achieved through the forming of microgrids which can generate and store energy locally, maximising on efficiencies whilst reducing transmissions losses and minimising carbon emissions with the added benefit of relieving pressure from the National Grid.
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Decoding ‘peer-to-peer’ for electricity networks
The energy market is changing and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is engaging with industry stakeholders to adapt to the changes taking place by working with the Electricity Networks Association (ENA).
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Dedicated distributed energy desk setup by National Grid
In the first 24 hours of operation, the number of bids and offers accepted by the control room from these aggregated providers was 87MWh, up 113% on average.
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Delivering electricity to the grid
The last turbines at the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Irish Sea around 19 kilometres off the coast of Cumbria, were installed in April. The extension is situated next to the existing wind farm and comprises of 87 new turbines, spread across 145km2, which will be capable of generating 659MW of energy a year when fully operational: enough to power more than half a million homes.
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Debating the steep path to net-zero 2050
February brings twin conferences for the sector: the Future Networks event on 25 February, followed by the Future of Heat on 26 February. The events will allow the sector to debate its response to the huge challenges it faces: the net-zero by 2050 target, combined with the additional pressure it has created ahead of the RIIO-2 regime, then the abandonment of natural gas and heat decarbonisation.
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Decarbonisation Action Plan targets greenwashed energy tariffs
Acknowledging the importance that consumers must be able to trust tariffs marketed as ‘green’ will in fact be just that, Ofgem is succumbing to growing concerns about ‘greenwashing’ and promises to ‘ensure that consumers are not misled’, say some commentators.
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