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…
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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…
Interview: Harmony Energy Income Trust bets on 2-hour batteries
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Harmony Energy Income Trust has five two-hour battery projects under construction. The managers believe the current uncertainty makes it an ideal time to bring agile storage into the market. Max Slade (top left) and Paul Mason (bottom left) of Harmony…
From the New Power archive: Long hot summer? How power assets are affected as ambient temperatures rise
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Few of us are at their most efficient when the temperature rises. Just as human beings can find it harder to get to grips with their activities on a hot day, the efficiency of many electrical assets changes with the…
MPs debate planning restrictions for solar farms, suggest they must be invisible
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Are solar farms and battery arrays in danger of suffering a de facto moratorium, like that which dramatically slowed the rollout of onshore wind? Speakers at a Westminster Hall debate on 5 June praised the wind farm restrictions and suggested…