National Grid’s chief financial officer Andrew Bonfield told Network that the two sales represent different opportunities and the sale of SGN would be a different business model from its own.
Bonfield speaks out on SGN sale Read More »
As Britain contemplates a future outside the European Union, a report from the Institute of Customer Service reveals how satisfaction levels in UK organisations compare to their European counterparts across six sectors, including utilities.
Brexit and customer satisfaction Read More »
Caiger-Smith is chief executive and founder of Green Energy Options, a smart home technology and service provider, established in 2006. The company has won numerous accolades for its innovative products including a Shell Springboard regional award in its first year of business and a silver medal in the 2015 International Design Awards for its “Cosy” smart thermostat.
Beama appoints new vice-president Read More »
Faults on underground power cables are almost always disruptive and costly to fix. So there’s a very big incentive to minimise the risk of such faults occurring. One of the most effective ways of doing this is to use partial discharge (PD) testing and mapping, partial discharge activity is an indication of incipient insulation faults and is widely regarded as one of the best ‘early warning’ indicators of deterioration in medium and high voltage insulation.
An effective way to reduce cable failures Read More »
The electricity and gas networks will play a key role in helping to deliver climate change. But what are some of the challenges they’re facing and how can the networks meet these ambitious targets? Editor Alec Peachey spoke to a number of the network operators to find out about the work they’re doing in this area. Below are some of the questions asked, and the answers we heard.
Achieving the right climate Read More »
Actavo says that the move will enhance the services it currently offers to clients in the UK and Ireland as well as further afield, bringing specialist capabilities in design engineering, field services, geographic information systems and, crucially fibre optic technologies for energy networks.
Actavo makes US acquisition Read More »
Clean air day quietly came and went this summer, buried in political drama. It’s over a year since air quality in the UK was declared “unlawful” yet the public health crisis continues.
Accelerating the EV revolution Read More »
What has changed most about the way EA Technology works today compared with when it was established?
A golden age: EA Technology celebrates 50 years Read More »
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.
A magazine is born – welcome to Network! Read More »
