Traditionally, buildings have been thought of as static assets. Once they are constructed, the only work to be done is routine maintenance over the building’s useful life. But today, asset owners – particularly those in manufacturing and heavy industrial processes – are beginning to appreciate that assets are in fact dynamic entities that require closer monitoring and control after construction than just traditional maintenance.
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Maxine Frerk (MF), chair customer engagement group, SGN.
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In RIIO2 Ofgem aims to address its concern that the regulated networks sector is earning too much and delivering too little. It is fiercely focused on dealing with this problem but that brings a real risk that it will hold back the progress of the energy transition. That means there are a number of aspects of the RIIO2 decision that will require careful fine tuning to avoid unwelcome side effects.
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The figures show that 358 local authorities decreased their carbon dioxide emissions in 2017, 12 less than the previous year.
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With local energy technologies developing rapidly, a new report from IMechE is calling for more trials to take place on campuses as they are well-suited to test new technologies thanks to their academic expertise and ownership of large areas of land and buildings.
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Run alongside Bristol Energy, the city’s energy company, City Leap will establish a joint venture with another organisation or group of organisations to create a zero-carbon, smart energy city that will provide significant economic benefits for the people of Bristol and its businesses.
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The Chancellor has announced that there will be an end of fossil-fuel heating systems in all new homes from 2025, as part of a ‘Future Homes standard’.
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The electricity and gas networks will play a key role in helping to deliver climate change. But what are some of the challenges they’re facing and how can the networks meet these ambitious targets? Editor Alec Peachey spoke to a number of the network operators to find out about the work they’re doing in this area. Below are some of the questions asked, and the answers we heard.
Achieving the right climate Read More »
Clean air day quietly came and went this summer, buried in political drama. It’s over a year since air quality in the UK was declared “unlawful” yet the public health crisis continues.
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This will more than double the number across the UK to 5,000. Rapid charge points can recharge a family car in as little as 20 minutes, compared to existing technology which can take 40 minutes – making the reality of driving electric vehicles easier and more accessible for people across the country.
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