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Resilience Energy plans to become ‘Uber of electricity industry’
Resilience Energy is aiming to become the "Uber of the electricity industry" by giving customers the hardware, software and contracts they need to produce, store and sell renewable energy, and an app to monitor the system's performance.
Power
SSEN switches on £1bn Caithness-Moray transmission link
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has switched on the £1 billion Caithness-Moray transmission link.
Power
London to host wireless EV charging trial
UK Power Networks Services will work with UPS, High Speed 1 and WMG on a new project to assess the feasibility of using wireless charging to support the use of electric vehicles in commercial fleets on London's roads.
Power
SSEN invests £840,000 in Sanday’s electricity network
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Distribution (SSEN Distribution) has completed an £840,000 investment in Sanday, Orkney as part of a £1.3 million overall investment to upgrade the local electricity network serving the island.
Technology & Operations
Public want energy companies to pay fair share towards transition costs
The public may reject further energy transition costs unless energy companies pay their fair share, according to research published by the UK Energy Research Centre.
Gas
Network Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2019 Network Awards has been announced.
Gas
Grain LNG terminal marks record month in December
National's Grid's Grain LNG Terminal sent out more gas than any other terminal in North West Europe last month (December).
Gas
Ground-breaking energy storage operational in Newcastle
The world's first grid-scale pumped heat energy storage system is now up and running at Newcastle University, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced.
Power
Millions could miss out on benefits of EVs
Millions of people could miss out on the environmental and financial benefits of electric vehicles (EVs), a new report by Localis has found.
Power
Amey secures £40m framework with Northern Powergrid
Amey has secured a £40 million framework with network operator Northern Powergrid to carry out overhead line condition and vegetation surveys.
Technology & Operations
Innovative project highlights integrated energy solutions
Public sector sites, including a university and military bases, will host a pilot project to develop smart, integrated energy solutions to cut energy costs and carbon emissions across the public sector estate, stimulating a potential £100 billion annual global market.
Gas
National Grid’s Humber tunnel reaches halfway point
National Grid's tunnel boring machine has passed the halfway point under the River Humber representing a major milestone in the project to secure 20 per cent of Britain's gas supplies.
Technology & Operations
Engerati.com joins Faversham House
Faversham House, publisher of Network and Utility Week, and organiser of Utility Week Live, is delighted to announce the acquisition of Engerati.com.
Power
SSEN to future-proof Thames Valley network
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is investing over £7 million to future-proof a significant section of its Thames Valley network.
Gas
Battersea Power Station fires up again
Battersea Power Station has fired up again almost 40 years after it was taken out of service.
Power
New flexibility approach unveiled
Northern Powergrid has unveiled a plan that could see supermarkets, factories and large offices in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire helping to keep electricity distribution costs lower for their communities, while earning extra income.
Power
Northern Powergrid employee recognised in Honours list
Rod Gardner, Northern Powergrid's head of network operations, has been recognised in The Queen's 2019 New Year's Honours list.
Gas
Twinning of Ireland to Scotland gas interconnector completed
Gas Networks Ireland has announced the completion of the twinning and commissioning of the Ireland to Scotland gas interconnector.
Power
Electricity North West to carry out £2m power project
A £2 million project to upgrade the power network in Lancaster, Morecambe and the surrounding areas is being carried out by Electricity North West.
Gas
Ofgem toughens up on energy network returns
Ofgem has published plans to slash in half the returns that energy networks can make.
Technology & Operations
EV chargepoints must use innovative ‘smart’ technology
All government funded home chargepoints for electric vehicles must use innovative 'smart' technology from July 2019, the government has announced.
Power
Electricity North West announces partnership with GridBeyond
Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) has announced a partnership with GridBeyond to provide demand side response (DSR) and intelligent energy service technologies to more than 900 businesses in its area.
Power
Network operators agree flexibility commitment
Britain's electricity network operators have entered into a commitment which will see them include smart flexibility service markets as part of their day-to-day operations.
Heat
Consumer coalition sets out RIIO2 vulnerability proposals
A coalition of consumer organisations has outlined how Ofgem can deliver on its commitment to improve protections for consumers in vulnerable circumstances in the RIIO2 price controls.
Power
Report calls for single consumer regulator for utilities
A new report has recommended the creation of a single "essential service consumer regulator" to cover all utilities.
Power
Confusion over EV charging network speeds
A new report warns that widespread confusion over how fast electric vehicles can be 'refuelled' could be undermining efforts to provide an adequate public chargepoint network.
Gas
Hat-trick of Utility Week Award wins for UK Power Networks
UK Power Networks picked up a hat-trick of Utility Week Award wins earlier this week.
Power
Vandalism of substation threatens flood defences in Salford
Flood defences installed to provide improved flood protection to almost 2,000 homes in Salford after the 2015 Boxing Day floods are under threat due to vandalism of a local electricity substation.
Gas
Fundamentals partners with GE
Electrical engineering company Fundamentals Ltd has entered into a partnership with General Electric (GE).
Gas
Government announces plans to regulate heat networks
The government has announced plans to implement a heat network regulatory framework to support market growth and ensure customer protection.
People & Skills
Dermot Nolan to remain as Ofgem chief executive until 2020
The chief executive of Ofgem has announced his intention to stay in his post until the end of February 2020.