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Accelerating storage is vital for our renewable future

Katherine Evans and Fergus Charlton, of law firm TLT, welcome proposed changes to the consents regime for large-scale electricity storage and call on the government to follow this up with wider planning reforms.

Delivering key changes across the transforming energy landscape

The commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 has major implications for industry and society. With over a quarter of all UK carbon dioxide emissions currently attributed to the energy sector it’s clear that significant changes will have to take place in terms of how we produce energy, as well as how it is delivered and used.

Improving customer satisfaction in an increasingly competitive landscape

Cut the cost to communicate

Utilities can reduce costs through the customer-centric digital transformation of their communications.

Smart meters the Italian way

Strategies for tackling leakage

Place your bets on blockchain

Renewables investors must up their game

The renewable energy market is evolving, and investors and asset managers must adapt, says Alex Brierley, co-head of Octopus Renewables.

Regulating for net zero

How will a new government deal with the National Infrastructure Commission’s recently published review of regulation? In the latest of our Voices series, Maxine Frerk sets out the case for action.

Utility of the Future: Harnessing heat networks

Regulating heat networks will protect consumers and reduce development risks, according to Charlotte Owen, policy officer at the Association for Decentralised Energy