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 »
Heat is an issue. It represents almost half of UK energy use and a third of UK carbon emissions. The UK won’t meet its carbon-reduction targets set out in the Climate Change Act – or fulfil its commitments made in the Paris Agreement – without a long-term plan to move to low-carbon heating.
A multipronged plan for heat Read More »
The Leeds City Gate report shows that a conversion of Leeds’ gas grid would be technically feasible, cost effective and could make a significant contribution to meeting the UK’s decarbonisation targets. NGN says that the benefits of conversion could be extended UK-wide.
100% hydrogen gas grid feasible says NGN Read More »
Uncertainty – both over the direction of government policy and how events will unfold in general – means there is wide array of potential outcomes.
‘Question mark remains’ over the future of gas: National Grid Read More »
Abandoning them in favour of electrification before first finding ready alternatives for large-scale energy storage risks leaving the UK with fragile energy supplies, a senior figure at Northern Gas Networks has warned.
‘Enormous’ gas network storage capacity vital to decarbonisation Read More »
