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New gas storage expected to be ‘very small scale’ MPs told

The market conditions that will encourage the construction of new large-scale gas storage facilities are unlikely to exist in the foreseeable future, MPs have been told.

7 years ago

The case for using hydrogen to decarbonise heat

"We now need to lay the groundwork to enable government to make decisions about the long-term future of heat"

7 years ago

Great Britain set for £400m green gas boom

7 years ago

Lack of political will biggest barrier to hydrogen networks

7 years ago

BEIS to probe security of UK gas supply

7 years ago

Utilities prove a key political battle ground

The next election will be effectively fought between the Conservatives and Labour – and the

7 years ago

Ofgem allows National Grid to recoup £111m

Ofgem has given National Grid permission to recover £111.3 million through network charges to pay for the replacement of a major gas pipeline under the Humber estuary.

7 years ago

Mapping underground utility infrastructure

Many utility assets are buried, but exactly where they are and how they intersect with other infrastructure beneath the surface is unclear.

7 years ago

Whitehead: Full electrification of domestic heating a ‘fantasy’

Speaking in a Labour party conference fringe meeting on the transition to hydrogen, the shadow energy minister said the scale and scope of the UK’s embedded gas infrastructure ruled out a wholesale switchover to electric heating.

7 years ago

Irish networks respond in the wake of Storm Ali

Network operators in Northern Ireland and the Irish republic have responded in the wake of Storm Ali, which claimed the life of a Northern Ireland Water contractor on Wednesday last week (19 September).

7 years ago

Networks issue ‘call for ideas’ for £90m innovation competition

Energy networks have issued a “call for ideas” as they seek partners to help them compete for £90 million of funding up for grabs in Ofgem’s annual Network Innovation Competition (NIC).

7 years ago

Transform CX and deliver exceptional omnichannel experiences

Unify Communications delivered: a £2 million annualised operational saving a 50% reduction in training time

7 years ago

Ofgem will not reconcile all National Grid’s emission payments

Ofgem has revealed it will not reconcile payments made by National Grid Gas to the

7 years ago

Cadent nears completion of £1m project to divert river

Cadent has nearly completed a £1 million project to divert the River Mersey at Didsbury near Stockport, Greater Manchester.

7 years ago

BEIS outlines Brexit plans to transfer EU energy laws

The government has announced plans for an upcoming statutory instrument (SI) to amend several pieces of EU energy legislation which will become “retained direct EU law” as the UK leaves the European Union.

7 years ago

Market View: Is field services management the answer to RIIO restrictions?

2021 might seem like a long way off, but forward-thinking energy companies will already have

7 years ago

National Grid faces refusal for adjustment funding request

Ofgem is proposing to refuse National Grid’s requests to recover around £263 million from consumers

7 years ago

Getting the incentives right in RIIO2

Incentivising network companies to deliver the outputs consumers value is a key feature of the

7 years ago

Centrica’s interim profit slumps following ‘extreme weather’

Centrica said “rising wholesale energy costs” and “extreme cold weather” put pressure on UK energy supply margins and additional costs in UK services.

7 years ago

Expert view: The flaws in floors – and in caps

Ofgem’s March consultation on the RIIO2 framework proposed “underwriting” returns in the name of financeability.

7 years ago