Utility Week

Squeezing efficiency from energy-from-waste

A high-efficiency waste gasification demonstrator project funded by the Energy Technologies Institute is producing electricity for the grid, but its sponsoring organisation was wound up at the end of December. Before closing day, ETI project manager Paul Winstanley told Elaine Knutt about what the ETI/Kew Technology Sustainable Energy Centre has achieved, and possible future milestones.

Trends, technologies, key topics, and issues that will shape 2020

Everything has changed – yet nothing has changed

Utility companies cannot allow themselves to become complacent about their commitments to society and the environment, despite the sudden certainty provided by the general election. Sustainability First director, Sharon Darcy, sets out the ways in which the sector can deliver on fairness and green pledges and how the regulatory regime can align to support this.

Technological innovations to watch in 2020

What digital strategies are likely to drive the sector forward over the next 12 months? Graeme Wright, chief digital officer for utilities at Fujitsu UK, gives his top six predictions.

The big six for 2020 and beyond

Matthew Vickers, chief executive of the Energy Ombudsman, shares his take on some of the key trends, battlegrounds and opportunities as a new decade begins.

Net zero requires consumers to get smart with data

The challenge of decarbonising the UK economy by 2050 is insurmountable without understanding how and when people use energy. Dhara Vyas of Citizens Advice reveals new data detailing how consumers feel about sharing their energy data.

Change across utilities is imperative to tackling climate challenges

The 2050 net-zero target deadline will only be met through significant changes in behaviour and a focus on collaboration, according to Denise Massey, managing director of the Energy Innovation Centre.

Utility Week Awards 2019 – winners’ review

See who triumphed at the Utility Week Awards 2019 in our dedicated winners' review.

SSE CEO: Government needs ‘world-leading net zero roadmap’

Alistair Phillips-Davies says the next parliament will be critical in setting the UK up for net zero success. He adds that the government needs a "world-leading net zero roadmap".

Pumping up affordable low carbon power

Graham Wright, chairman of the Heat Pump Association, on the important role heat pumps could play in the low carbon heat mix, and the need to increase the rate of installations to meet net-zero.