First published in New Power Report January 2015 The Renewable Energy Association’s broad membership means it can focus on developing an economic renewable energy industry, its chief executive tells Janet Wood. Nina Skorupska, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Assocation…

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First published in New Power Report, December 2017 Katie Black, head of transport, energy and digital at National Infrastructure Commission, talks to Janet Wood about how her responsibilities converge, and about consulting in how to take the UK’s infrastructure forward…

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This year the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report named cybersecurity as the biggest single risk. New Power asked the European Network for Cyber Security’s Michael John how energy companies are responding   How do you see cybersecurity threats evolving?…

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A good corporate buyer taking the power from a renewable energy project is becoming more important than government support, according to Nick Ross, director at Iona Capital. In an exclusive interview with New Power Report, Ross, whose company directs pension fund investment…

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In the March 2017 issue of New Power Report Janet Wood looked at how blockchains are becoming a reality in the electricity sector Anyone attending power industry conferences and meetings in the past couple of years has heard that blockchains have the potential to transform the…

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You need scale to play in the energy industry. Nigel Evans and Steve Smith, directors of auto-switching service Flipper, think the company will be able to step up to hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of customers now…

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Power and gas customers are switching utility in much greater numbers than ever before. At the same time, they can invest in their own power generation, or energy assets like electric vehicles. The options on energy are evolving very fast:…

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Plans for a large scale conversion of parts of the gas network are being tested by the H21 project in Leeds. But where does the hydrogen come from and how much energy is required to produce it? New Power Report…

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GE plans to supply storage technologies alongside gas in future, according to the company’s vice president for Europe, Michael Rechsteiner. He expects to see the roles being filled by fossil plants changing and in future, when selling or upgrading gas…

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Changes in the views of housebuilders will be a major influence in rolling out electric vehicles and other domestic energy options, according to Vicki Spiers. “Will people decide not to buy houses because they don’t have an electric vehicle charging…

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