Janet Wood talks to Spencer Thompson, chief executive of Eclipse Power Networks A typical map of the UK’s low voltage distribution network owners (DNOs) shows a handful of companies that operate monopoly licence areas covering the whole of the country.…
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Interview: Steve Brittan, Xoserve chief executive, talks about hydrogen blending and gas network data
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Steve Brittan, chief executive of gas industry data services company Xoserve, says the industry has to take a programme approach as the country transitions to lower carbon energy sources When I talk to Steve Brittan he is just six months…
INTERVIEW: Julian Leslie, director of strategic energy planning, NESO
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If it is to deliver, GB’s National Energy System Operator must quickly form new relationships across the energy sectors and with regional stakeholders. Julian Leslie, director of strategic energy planning, spoke to Janet Wood about the challenge From Summer 2024,…
UK should hold steady to benefit from its global leadership on green energy says Mitsubishi chief
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The UK can maintain its ambition to be the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and a green energy leader, despite recent setbacks, and the government should maintain momentum to take advantage of its position, says Dr Javier Cavada, chief executive and…
INTERVIEW Oliver Lancaster, IGEM: Who needs the gas network?
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Going beyond fossil gas means fundamental change for more sectors than domestic heating. Janet Wood spoke to IGEM’s Oliver Lancaster about some of the issues ahead The gas network has provided a large part of the nation’s heating and industrial…
INTERVIEW: WEC’s Angela Wilkinson on the need for a ‘messy’ transition
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Angela Wilkinson, chief executive of the World Energy Council, says we need to encourage diverse approaches to the energy transition that bring many voices to the table – and we must learn from other energy transitions The energy transition has…
‘Green Day’: the industry responds
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Ana Musat, Executive Director of Policy, RenewableUK: “These announcements do not go far enough to attract the investment we need in the renewable energy sector – we need much bolder action to secure Britain’s clean energy future. Global competition for…
INTERVIEW: Schneider Electric’s Frédéric Godemel on the ‘grid of the future’
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Schneider Electric’s Frédéric Godemel says the ‘grid of the future’ is really the ‘grid for the future’ Schneider Electric is a technology supplier to businesses and to the electricity industry, with interests from process and building control to grid management.…
INTERVIEW: Angela Love says it is time to think about long-term governance around smart meters
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Angela Love has taken over as chair of the Smart Energy Code – the rulebook that will take customers into a smart energy future. She wants to use it to improve services, but there are some fundamental decisions to be…
INTERVIEW: Mary Quaney, Mainstream RP says less pressure on offshore wind prices will improve economics long term
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Mary Quaney, chief executive at Mainstream Renewable Power, says it is time for a pause in offshore wind’s dive down the cost curve to allow the supply chain to tool-up for faster deployment. Governments can speed deployment by reducing the…