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It’s once again the time of year when National Grid gazes deep into its crystal
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The government has signalled that it wants to remain in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to maintain the efficient flow of energy along its interconnector links with the rest of Europe post-Brexit.
One of the UK’s leading energy academics has cast doubt on whether carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be relied upon to facilitate the mass conversion of the heating system to hydrogen.
The body will be charged with reducing the extreme volatility in daily unidentified gas allocations that has emerged since the introduction of a new settlement system last July.
By backing the conversion of natural gas to hydrogen the government could be in “danger” of supporting technologies that make “minimal or no contributions” to the UK’s climate change objectives, a new cross-party inquiry has warned.
But with the utilities sector transforming swiftly, the pressure is on for providers to adapt
Switching over the gas network to hydrogen and other green gases could start immediately, Labour’s
Gas distribution company Cadent has appointed Zoe McLeod to chair its newly established Customer Engagement Group (CEG).
The headline figure, revealed in an annual report, consists of £7.8 billion of direct benefits, £8.8 billion of indirect benefits and a £542 million reduction in funding for networks companies.
A new IT system introduced to accurately establish where gas ends up has left shippers and suppliers with wildly fluctuating costs. Tom Grimwood investigates the mysterious case of the ‘unidentified gas’.
Energy innovation should be funded by the industry, rather than by the regulator, according to
"If the government is to maintain credibility and political support for decarbonisation policies, then solutions have to meet public expectations"
Northern Gas Networks won the 2017 Utility Week Community Initiative of the Year Award for its Warm Hubs initiative. As part of a series of case studies looking at the Award winners, Utility Week looks in detail at the initiative.
Ofgem has rejected a series of proposals which sought to rectify an ongoing problem over the allocation of unidentified gas.
The regulator has already outlined plans to reduce networks returns by around £5 billion over RIIO2. Citizens Advice says it should go even further and save consumers a total of £9.1 billion.
"Fretting about implementation challenges before assessing decarbonisation potential is putting the cart before the horse"
Thousands of visitors joined hundreds of exhibitors and speakers at Utility Week Live, the UK’s
Fears have been raised that billions of pounds of smart system benefits may “slip through our fingers” due to policy, regulatory and governance issues.
The planned transformation of local electricity network companies into distribution system operators (DSOs) is “not sufficient” to deal with the growing threat of climate change, an academic has warned.
Network operators have defended the RIIO framework from criticism over excessive profits, saying the price controls have driven a marked improvement in performance since their introduction in 2013.