Government must put the public at the heart of plans to reach net zero by 2050 or it risks fatally undermining the process, Citizens Advice has warned. In a survey of 2000 adults in December, 82% supported the commitment. But…
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Open Networks consults on work plan; standardisation and whole systems at the forefront – webinars announced
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The Energy Networks Association has opened consultation on the Open Networks Project work programme. In 2020 the Project will focus on delivering standardisation and alignment across all Workstreams. Priorities for the year include: Advancing local markets for flexibility, with standard…
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Industrial decarbonisation gets new research centre and ‘champion’ with £20M to spend
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An Industrial Decarbonisation Champion has been appointed to develop plans for a new £20m Research and Innovation Centre at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University to drive the UK’s delivery of Net Zero emissions. The inituiative and is backed by £20 million funding until…
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WPD expects first tranche of digital network model to go live in 2020
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Western Power Distribution (WPD) has been working with CGI to build a digital network model of its network using CGI’s Integrated Network Model solution (INM). The platform will present a digital reference model of the WPD networking ensure a consistent, robust…
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Autonomous robot to start road excavation trials
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Gas network operator SGN is planning field trials this year of an autonomous robot that can carry out excavation of buried pipelines and other assets. “Because we operate 76,000km of underground pipelines in the UK and dig thousands of excavations…
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Smart meter rollout continues to amaze
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It seems, according to a press release from auto-switching company Migrate, that the smart meter rollout is producing a surprising number of consumers who are experts … on smart meters. The company said it recently carried out a survey and found…
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Octopus acquires 70k accounts as Engie UK quits domestic market
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Engie UK is to quit the UK domestic energy supply market and has sold its 70,000 domestic customers to Octopus Energy. Engie’s business energy customers and district energy supply operations are not affected by the acquisition; Engie said its strategic exit from…
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Where does a Ministry for Climate Change belong?
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As the budget approaches, and a potential restructuring of government departments, the question arises: what to do about climate change – or, more specifically, the Department of Climate Change that was absorbed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial…
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Germany beating offshore wind targets, says grid owner TenneT
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Germany has already passed its 2020 target for expanding offshore wind connections, says transmission network operator TenneT, which operates in Germany and the Netherlands. The government target for the North Sea and Baltic Sea for 2020 is 6.5GW and TenneT’s current total…