Strategy & Management
Heat
Low Carbon invests in district heating to develop replicable finance model
Renewable energy investment company Low Carbon has invested in district heating consortium Energy Networks (Europe) (ENE) to fund a scalable development and financing model for district heat networks.
Gas
Energy & Utility Skills Group appoints new chair
The energy and utilities sector body for development of skills and training standards has appointed Jan Ward CBE as its new chair.
Gas
New governance needed for UK power grid: FPSA report
New organisational and governance capabilities will be required in order to support urgent reform of the UK power grid's functionality, according to the authors of the Future Power Systems Architecture (FPSA) report.
Gas
EU invests €263 million to strengthen grid
The European Union is to invest €263 million on energy infrastructure projects to strengthen the European grid.
Strategy & Management
New challenges force transmission charge review
New challenges have forced National Grid to review transmission charges to ensure a “level playing field” for emerging technologies such as demand side response and battery storage.
Strategy & Management
Political uncertainty is biggest challenge for energy
The Energy Institute annual barometer report has revealed the key challenges as seen by the sector
Gas
PipeCo: could it work?
Attracting investment may demand more than just a framework – it could need a whole new business model.
Gas
District heat: an attractive investment?
District heat networks are expected to supply a significant proportion of the UK's heating needs, but first the sector needs to attract institutional investment.
Power
Smart metering: gaining early advantage
The smart meter rollout is about to begin. Mike Wilks explains what distribution network operators need to be doing now to gain early advantage from the resulting deluge of data.
Strategy & Management
Brexit and customer satisfaction
Utilities with international ownership need to ensure they maintain focus on understanding local customer preferences throughout the UK-EU break-up, says Jo Causon.
Gas
Ukraine: learning from the cyberattack
Andrew Wadsworth says last year’s cyberattack on the Ukraine electricity supply has lessons for all users of operational technology.
Power
Fight crime with a culture change
Russ Madley explains why energy networks are in desperate need of a culture change
Gas
A multipronged plan for heat
There is no single way to decarbonise heat cheaply, but there are options if the UK starts the planning process now.
Power
Smart metering will make data core
Smart metering will alter core network capabilities, says Stephen Haw.
Gas
Dealing with the digital enemy: the rise of cybercrime
How will the UK’s critical infrastructure deal with the new and growing threat of cybercrime?
Power
Security strategy: navigating cyber standards
Rob Hayes and Jonathan Lam of PA Consulting reveal the rise of smart grids means networks are at a critical security juncture.
Gas
Bonfield speaks out on SGN sale
National Grid has said it is unlikely that the buyer of its four gas distribution businesses will also bid for the minority stake in SGN which energy supplier SSE put up for sale earlier this week.
Strategy & Management
Energy networks ‘may not have their monopolies’ in 20 years, says regulator
Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan has said it is possible energy network operation may become open to competition within the next 20 years.
Gas
National Grid gas sale ‘on track’ as profits rise
National Grid has reported an increase in pre-tax profit of 15% to £3 billion, up from £2.6 billion the previous year, as it announced the sale of its gas distribution business is “on track”.
Strategy & Management
Data: maximising value, minimising risk
Guru System's Casey Cole explains how to maximise value from data while minimising the associated risks of sharing.
Strategy & Management
Don’t care, wont care
Should consumers care about the shape of the future energy system and should they have a bigger hand in designing its evolution?
Strategy & Management
Camborne targets storage rollout through strategic partnership
Large-scale energy storage developer Camborne Energy Storage has announced two new partnerships to drive a “significant” rollout of energy storage in the UK over the next two years.
Power
FPSA to “challenge” established power system architecture
The Future Power System Architecture Project will “challenge the established architecture” of the power system and identify 35 new or extended functions for the UK power grid when it submits its full report in July, industry leaders heard at an event in London last night.
Heat
Join the dots: a talk with the NIC’s Philip Graham
Jane Gray speaks with National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Philip Graham about his plan for electricity system transformation and its links to national infrastructure needs.
Gas
A magazine is born – welcome to Network!
Network editor Jane Gray introduces the magazine's first issue.
Strategy & Management
National Grid: Creating an ISO will damage investor confidence
National Grid has warned against moving to an independent system operator (ISO), as the necessary market changes will not help investor confidence in the UK energy market.
Strategy & Management
Actavo makes US acquisition
Engineering solutions provider Actavo has bought Atlantic Engineering Group, marking its first foray into the US market.
Power
Systems advocate joins Catapult board
The Energy Systems Catapult has appointed an expert in whole energy system modelling to join its board, strengthening its expertise in energy systems integration.
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