Technology & Operations
Technology & Operations
WPD completes network refurbishment
Western Power Distribution have completed a £600,000 refurbishment of a 132kV network that runs from Devon to Cornwall.
Gas
Open Networks Project picks up the pace
Randolph Brazier, head of innovation at the Energy Networks Association, updates readers on the progress of the Open Networks Project - a major pan-industry initiative to set out the changing roles and responsibilities of network companies.
Customers
The case for a role-based approach to DSO
Dr Vincent Thornley, technology director at Fundamentals, looks at how distribution network operators are continuing their transition to distribution system operators.
Gas
National Grid launches ‘Future of Gas’ report
National Grid has launched a report which highlights the role gas plays in the UK.
Heat
IME wants networks to improve digital infrastructure
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has called for new levels of digital resilience and reliability to be built into electricity networks, including protection against hackers.
Gas
Wales & West Utilities maintains health and safety record
Wales & West Utilities has been recognised for its health and safety record.
Heat
Man cheats death after coming into contact with power line
Electricity North West has issued a safety warning after a man cheated death when he came into contact with a live 11,000-volt power line during the extreme weather.
Heat
SPEN launches £15m Green Economy Fund
SP Energy Networks has unveiled a new £15 million fund which is aimed at kick starting the way both transport and heating is powered in Scotland.
Gas
New regulatory framework proposed by Ofgem
Companies responsible for the country's gas and electricity networks could have the amount of money they can return to their shareholders cut, under plans outlined by Britain's energy regulator Ofgem.
Technology & Operations
SSEN submits case to Ofgem for Orkney transmission link
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), operating as Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission under licence, has submitted a 'needs case' to Ofgem for a 220kV subsea cable transmission link from Orkney to the Scottish mainland.
Gas
‘Gas to Listowel’ project progressing well
Work on Gas Networks Ireland €20m 'Gas to Listowel' project is progressing well.
Power
Morrison Utility Connections to deliver University power upgrade project
Morrison Utility Connections has been awarded a £2 million power upgrade project by the University of Sheffield to install electrical infrastructure into its Advanced Manufacturing Campus.
Gas
National Grid issues ‘gas deficit warning’
National Grid has issued a 'gas deficit warning' as supplies slipped 48 million cubic metres short of demand amidst extreme weather conditions.
Power
Northern Powergrid to utilise smart meter data
Northern Powergrid has unveiled a programme that aims to use smart meter data to transform the way electricity losses can be identified and tackled.
Power
Network operators responding well to severe weather
Electricity distribution network operators are responding well to the severe weather - with both SSEN and Northern Powergrid working to keep the power on.
Power
CMA rejects appeal on transmission charges
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has dismissed an appeal by SSE and EDF Energy against an Ofgem decision on the transmission charges levied on generators.
Gas
Trial to explore blending of hydrogen into gas network
A trial which will explore the potential blending of hydrogen into the gas network will get underway at Keele University next year.
Power
Moixa joins V2G consortium
Moixa has joined a consortium that will study how to reward drivers who use their electric car batteries to support the UK's power grid, it has announced.
Gas
£1m upgrade to Huddersfield gas distribution network
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) is investing more than £1 million to upgrade the ageing gas distribution network in and around Lockwood, Huddersfield.
Heat
Transforming the network
Network continues its look at projects awarded funding from Ofgem's Network Innovation Competition (NIC) and the Network Innovation Allowance (NIA). Alec Peachey speaks to Colin Taylor, director of processes and technology at SP Energy Networks, about their recent awards.
Heat
Building relationships with network customers
Paul Bircham, commercial strategy and support director at Electricity North West, talks about how the company is building relationships with network customers.
Technology & Operations
Vattenfall backs HVDC for Norfolk offshore wind
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy group, plans to deploy high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable technology to connect Norfolk Vanguard and its sister project Norfolk Boreas to the UK's National Grid.
Power
ENW investing £3m in power network
Electricity North West is investing more than £3 million to upgrade the power network in Stalybridge, Buxton, Glossop and the High Peak areas.
Power
UK Power Networks named most improved big company to work for
UK Power Networks has been named as the most improved company in the Sunday Times Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For list.
Technology & Operations
ENA launches new Electricity Innovation Forum
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) will host the first Electricity Innovation Forum next month - an event aimed at sharing the latest knowledge and findings from the networks leading energy innovation projects.
Gas
Innovation must become ‘business as usual’ for network companies
Jonathan Brearley, senior partner, networks, Ofgem talks about the need for network companies to use innovation in everyday working practices.
Gas
The freedom to decarbonise heat
Chris Clarke, director of asset management and HSE, Wales and West Utilities, discusses the decarbonisation of heat.
Gas
Helicopter used to install composite power poles
More than 100 new composite poles that connect the Dorenell Wind Farm to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' (SSEN) Blackhillock substation, near Keith, have been successfully installed - with the help of a helicopter.
Power
Airport’s power infrastructure to be delivered by UKPN Services
UK Power Networks Services will provide power infrastructure services for Manchester Airport.
Gas
EI report reveals gas industry’s views on climate change
A new report published by the Energy Institute (EI) reveals the attitudes of global oil and gas professionals towards reducing the climate change impacts of natural gas.
Power
A level playing field
Mark Meyrick, head of smart grids at renewable energy supplier Ecotricity, discusses the challenge of DNOs and DSOs maintaining impartiality in the evolving environment of flexibility and ancillary services.
Downloads
Protect electrical equipment from insulation failure
Insulation faults are a major cause leading to the eventual failure of electrical equipment. Partial discharge (PD) is a very reliable indicator of developing insulation faults. Regular PD testing allows users to detect and analyze PD activity
Downloads
How E.ON. is helping the City of London become a zero emissions city
Discover Citigen. Deep in the heart of our bustling capital
Downloads
The Innovation Factor: Managing the transition to smart communication technologies in the electricity distribution sector white paper
The transition from legacy communications systems to new technologies can seem daunting for organisations in the electricity sector. But with market dynamics changing rapidly