NG-ESO’s Networks Options Assessment: SSEN happy, preps three Peterhead pipes
SSEN Transmission, the network owner serving Scotland’s north, has today welcomed the National Grid’s greenlight to pump £5 billion into the region’s distribution wires.
National...
Gazprom launches online tool for firms to track homeworkers’ power use
Falls in workplace energy consumption during Covid-19 lockdowns were almost completely offset by hiked home use, business supplier Gazprom Energy has calculated.
Last year, average...
Hitachi Energy calls for urgent action to strengthen power systems and address grid bottlenecks
Hitachi Energy is calling for immediate action to expand global energy grids, reduce connection bottlenecks, and accelerate the energy transition by increasing the deployment...
Winter supply could be nearly constrained as last year, Grid warns
Nuclear and gas generator outages expected this winter could once again push availability over Britain’s power backbone to expensive short-term peaks, National Grid-ESO foresees.
Issuing...
How to improve terrace house energy efficiency
Much of the UK’s population live in terraced houses that have been standing since the Victorian era. Despite how old they are, they remain...
Hadrian’s wally: B6 boundary implicated in <£1 Bn curtailment waste, says battery firm
Faster deployment of grid-scale proven battery technology could spare Britain’s power consumers over £730 million in curtailment fees wasted annually in temporarily disconnecting Scotland’s...
WPD sells smart metering business to its 15-year partner
Britain’s biggest DNO has sold off its smart metering division to facilities provider Stark for an undisclosed sum.   The deal rationalises the pair’s 15...
Distech Controls introduces a new suite of facilities BMS software solutions
Distech Controls, in collaboration with the Atrius team within Acuity Brands’ Intelligent Spaces Group, has introduced Atrius Facilities, a cloud-based building management system (BMS)...
Heat network operators Gren buy in for UK debut
Baltic-based heat network operator Gren is entering the UK market, buying eleven energy assets including CHP stations from investment managers & developers Equitix.
Seven UK...
Decarbonising heat: Phase change materials crack thermal storage
Cranfield University has been heating campus buildings using a heat storage system based on phase change materials since March, cutting consumption and carbon. Now...
Ensuring compliance – preparing for Ofgem’s heat network regulation
The UK’s transition to net-zero carbon emissions has driven regulatory changes across the energy sector, with Ofgem set to oversee the heat network industry,...
Trio – Adapting to the future energy needs of businesses
Tim McManan-Smith and Damir Ahmovic, President – Europe of energy consultancy Trio discuss the evolving role of sustainability practices within global companies, especially in...
Four steps to effective energy management with ISO 50001
Martin Hockaday, environment and energy sector manager at NQA, reviews the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle of ISO 50001 and how it improves energy...
E.On Next fined £5 million for wasting half a million customers’ time
Home power retailer E.ON Next Energy is to pay £5 million in compensation for poor standards of customer service, in consequence of repeated probes...
Prepare for impact: How IFRS 16 will affect energy performance contracts
Incoming changes to accounting rules may materially affect energy performance contract structures and risk allocation. But there may be upsides, experts suggest. Brendan Coyne...
Schneider Electric announces solutions to address the energy and sustainability challenges spurred by AI
Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today accelerated its end-to-end AI-ready data center solutions with new...
GridBeyond’s latest white paper looks at risk and return for battery storage
Battery storage investors are witnessing a shifting landscape in the sector, navigating the complexities of tolls, floors, and merchant models. As the energy storage...
Smart Meters: The past, the present and the future
Pilgrim Beart, cofounder and CEO of DevicePilot discusses how to exploit the potential of smarter meters
In the decade since the UK really started its Smart...
Partner selected for heat network using data centre waste heat
The Mayor of London’s development corporation for Old Oak and Park Royal (OPDC) has today announced that Hemiko has been chosen as the development...
Hydrogen could be a €120billion+ industry in Europe by 2050, with Germany emerging as...
The UK and Europe have set challenging targets for Net Zero emissions by 2050, which involve switching energy consumption across the whole economy to...