James Wallin

Resilience comes at a price – but failure costs far more

National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt writes for Utility Week about how the committee’s new recommendations on securing resilience would affect the sector.

New COP26 dates confirmed

The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow will take place one year after originally intended – from 1 to 12 November – it has been confirmed.

#AskUsAnything: The evolving relationship with regulators and policymakers

Our latest #AskUsAnything looked at how interactions with the government and the regulators have changed during lockdown and what this means for the for the ongoing dynamic of the sector. It is now available on demand.

SSE’s greenprint for a cleaner, more resilient economic recovery

SSE urges government to target net-zero power sector by 2040

SSE has submitted a five-point action plan to the government, aimed at putting the net-zero journey at the heart of the post-pandemic economic recovery. In it, the company says that setting a new target for decarbonising the power sector by 2040 could be the cornerstone of any green recovery.

Weekend press round-up: Switching off power could be lights out for energy companies

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, Ofgem is urged to defer an estimated £500 million bill for balancing costs arising from Covid-19; energy suppliers warn of the impact of rising delinquency rates among business customers and an appeal against new gas turbines being constructed at Drax Power Station is dismissed.

Techniques to Inform and improve aeration system design and operation

Rowland Minall, Operations Director, Aqua Enviro explains the techniques available to inform and improve aeration system design and operation including oxygen transfer testing.

Sorting Whitehall

Laura Sandys examines how the government can go about putting climate change at the heart of its post-lockdown economic recovery plan. She sets out a vision that abandons the 19th Century economic wisdom of focussing on GDP as the main measure of growth and instead lays out the ambition of creating a modern, highly-productive, efficient, healthy and clean economy.

On the Move: MOSL appoints FD; Wales & West reveals COO

Wales & West Utilities and MOSL have both strengthened their senior teams.

#AskUsAnything: Customer needs in a post-Covid world

In our latest #AskUsAnything show, our expert panel discussed the ways in which firms communicate with consumers, how they can identify vulnerability and what role utilities play in their wider communities, among other topics. The recording is now available to listen back.