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National Grid has completed the insertion of a 5-kilometre steel gas pipeline through a new tunnel under the River Humber. The tunnel, measuring 3.65 metres in diameter, was built 30 metres below the river to replace an old trench-laid pipe that had become exposed over time. See a video tracking the project.
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In our latest round-up of the weekend’s papers, Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley urges networks to embrace the “collective spirit” as the regulator reins in their profits for RIIO2, Thames Water comes under the spotlight for payments made to former chief executive Steve Robertson and environmental groups raise concerns over planning changes being brought in to hasten the economic recovery from the coronavirus.
Ofgem’s draft determinations on RIIO2 next month must “send the right signals on the central role electricity networks have in delivering net zero”, according to Scottish Power. Ensuring the price control framework stimulates economic opportunities to drive forward decarbonisation is one of “10 practical steps for a green recovery” put forward by the company.
After establishing an early leadership position in the international hydrogen race, the UK now faces becoming a laggard as other countries make major commitments towards green gas networks. Writing for Utility Week, Chris Train, the UK’s Green Gas Champion, argues that the economic response to Covid-19 presents an opportunity to regain the initiative.
The dual challenges of coronavirus and climate change should trigger an urgent rethink of the way low-carbon infrastructure investment is incentivised and rewarded, said industry experts at a Utility Week debate hosted in association with National Grid.
