Making the most of the electricity we store
Of all the new emerging energy technologies being developed, electricity storage stands to make the most immediate impact on the energy market.
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BEIS
Leadsom gets top job at BEIS
Leadsom succeeds Greg Clark, who had held the position for three years, but was relieved of his duties by new Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier this evening.
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Johnson quits as MP and BEIS minister
In a Tweet, the MP for Orpington said he had been “torn between family loyalty and the national interest”.
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Innovation as usual
Innovation was a key word at this year’s Future Networks Conference and is something that both the gas and electricity networks are making business as usual.
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Industrial strategy for networks must be ‘hyper-local’
The company has also urged ministers to maintain support for innovation and avoid “unnecessary restrictive regulation” following the release of a green paper on the policy by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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Industry anticipates EV surge as conventional cars phased out
Around 2.7 million new cars were registered in the UK in 2016. From 2040, all such vehicles will be required to qualify as zero emissions vehicles with electric vehicles likely to be dominant.
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IGEM chosen to develop new hydrogen standards
The Hy4Heat programme is a feasibility study into the use of hydrogen for heat in UK homes and businesses aimed at establishing whether it is technically possible, safe and convenient to replace methane with hydrogen in residential and commercial buildings.
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Hydrogen project wins government funding
The gas network operator along with partners Arup, Kiwa Gastec and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, have successfully bidded into BEIS’s Hydrogen Supply Competition.
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HyNet project on track to be operational by 2024
HyNet will capture and store over a million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industry and store this offshore in depleted gas fields in Liverpool Bay, which are currently operated by Eni. HyNet will also subsequently produce hydrogen as a fuel for both heating, power and transport. A UK-first at such large scale, the first phase will be operational by 2024.
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Government seeks powers to set smart tech standards
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) made the commitment as part of its plan for creating a smarter, more flexible energy system, which was produced in conjunction with Ofgem.
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