A golden age: EA Technology celebrates 50 years
What has changed most about the way EA Technology works today compared with when it was established?
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Power
A level playing field
There has been much written in the trade press recently about whether (or not) distribution network operators (DNOs) and distribution system operators (DSOs) should own storage, as well as their requirement for flexibility to help create ‘the smart grid’ – a system fit for the new power landscape.
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A magazine is born – welcome to Network!
A short quarter of a century ago, momentous changes in the structure and regulation of UK utilities spurred the launch of a tenacious industry journal – Utility Week. It was introduced as a resource to help executives, investors and regulators understand and anticipate the effects of privatisation and it has endured as a voice for and mirror to the industry through good times and bad.
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A material difference
As the name implies, self-healing materials are those that will repair themselves if damaged, much like how a cut will clot, heal over and eventually fade. It can be imagined that these materials would be of great use in network assets that are difficult or impossible to access, and for those assets that are vital to network function.
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A modern approach to network automation
Substation technology is continually evolving and improving. It’s changing to accommodate the complex challenges that have arisen from (and are driving) decarbonised, digitised and decentralised power distribution systems. Increasingly, this means that modern electrical distribution technology is imbued with new digital features.
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A multipronged plan for heat
Heat is an issue. It represents almost half of UK energy use and a third of UK carbon emissions. The UK won’t meet its carbon-reduction targets set out in the Climate Change Act – or fulfil its commitments made in the Paris Agreement – without a long-term plan to move to low-carbon heating.
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A new way to model Value of Lost Load
Power cuts affect different types of customers in different ways, but currently this isn’t always reflected in the decision-making process of distribution companies. Electricity North West believes that investment decisions should include a customer dimension that reflects divergent customer needs, to deliver greater customer and societal benefit. The company has also consulted its customers and stakeholders, who endorse this view.
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42 Technology launches new substation monitoring system
According to the company, the new substation monitoring system can be fully installed and operating within minutes rather than the two hours or more needed for current monitoring equipment.
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50MW battery will help power £41m Energy Superhub
The battery, located at the edge of Oxford, is part of the £41m Energy SuperHub (ESO) being delivered by a consortium led by Pivot Power. The project was awarded a £10m UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant in April this year.
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A focus on community energy
Nestling in a valley west of Stirling the community of Fintry have long been pioneers in local energy. With a stake in Earlsburn wind turbine, a biomass plant and solar PV on the sports centre roof it has significant renewable resources – as well as six EVs in a population of 700 and a heavy reliance on electric heating as it is off the gas grid. Over the last two years it has been looking at the potential for matching local supply and demand – both the practical challenges and the policy and regulatory changes needed.
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