Interview

Accessing energy markets

With the energy system in the midst of unprecedented change, Northern Powergrid wants to put its eight million customers at the heart of the smart grid and will draw up recommendations as part of a £1.9 million, three-year project – the Customer-Led Distribution System. The project will identify the best use of technologies in a future smart energy system and the business models and policies necessary to support them.

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“Awards help us to understand the art of the possible”

What do you see as the value of industry awards events?Awards are valuable, they raise the profile of innovators, and the winners can achieve a good deal of exposure from them. For small companies, it can be difficult to get airtime without spending a lot of money, so winning an award can be a low cost way to get their name out there.  

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“We’re having joint conversations, but behind on 2050”

Where do you think the value of awards schemes lies?   What works well about awards is that they enable the sector to showcase and talk about the more innovative things that are happening – we need these conversations, but there are limited opportunities for them. We need cross-sector conversations, and for these to be in a place that’s supporting positive action and positive solutions. Often, when we have those conversations, it’s more in the problem space.  

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