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Sector welcomes extension of virus testing to all key workers

The government’s move to widen eligibility for coronavirus testing to all key workers will make a “massive difference” to the sector, Energy UK has said.

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‘Vast majority’ of iron mains replacement on hold

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NGN’s Chris Garside and Andy Simcoe: Keeping Us Connected

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Flexitricity becomes first virtual lead party to trade on balancing mechanism

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Cadent’s Habib Rehman: Keeping Us Connected

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Re-writing the EdStone: What does Miliband’s return really mean?

Former Labour leader and DECC secretary Ed Miliband made a surprise return to his old brief when he was appointed to Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet. But what influence will he have and how have his years in the political wilderness changed his thinking on energy issues? David Blackman talks to former colleagues - and adversaries - of Miliband about his views on decarbonisation, energy prices, nationalisation and what approach he is likely to take in holding the government to account.

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Decarbonisation across energy and transport is possible today

By 2040 there could be 36 million electric vehicles on Britain’s roads, leading to inevitable challenges for the network. Jan Anderson, of Wärtsilä, discusses the role energy storage has to play in this transition.

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Ofgem approves revised proposals for Shetland transmission link

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Government assessing targets for CCS

Energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed that the government is considering setting a target for storing carbon trapped through carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

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Decarbonisation of heat ‘offers chance to reskill post-lockdown’

A mass replacement of gas boilers within the next decade should be part of a post-coronavirus crisis economic stimulus package, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England has proposed. Sir John Gieve said the project to switch out 25 million boilers was an opportunity to mitigate the potential for low productivity in the recession likely to result from the pandemic.

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Keeping Us Connected: Crisis Management

Energy UK interim chief executive Audrey Gallacher writes for Utility Week about how the sector has risen to the challenges presented by coronavirus. She is backing our Keeping Us Connected campaign as giving recognition “for those whose services go unnoticed in happier times, but have been shown to be indispensable when our country has been put to the test”.

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SSEN to develop portable charging device for EVs

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Utility Week launches Keeping Us Connected

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UKPN’s Kellie Dillon and Kelvin Lee: Keeping Us Connected

In the first of what we hope will be many nominations from the sector, we celebrate the ingenuity in the face of adversity of two UK Power Networks (UKPN) employees, who developed and rapidly rolled out a way of helping customers cope under lockdown.

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Centrica, SSE and Uniper join efforts to develop zero-carbon industrial hub in Humber

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On the Move: Ovo Energy chair appointed

Former Burberry executive Stacey Cartwright is to head up the Ovo Energy board. Meanwhile, Thames has welcomed a director from Sydney Water, David Black has a new role at Ofwat and Electricity North West has created an HR director position. Utility Week presents a round-up of appointments from across the sector.

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Utilities workers to get priority for virus testing

The government has extended the professions able to access coronavirus testing to include utilities workers.

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Public remain sceptical on low-carbon heating

Utilities companies must focus on the upsides to customers of decarbonisation of heat if they are to overcome a widespread reluctance to act on the issue, an expert has told Utility Week. Energy Systems Catapult has published a survey showing that although there is consensus on the need for climate action, less than half of those polled believed gas central heating was a contributor to climate change and only 2 per cent have switched to a low-carbon alternative. Cost and convenience are seen as the biggest barriers to transition.

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Weekend press round-up: Energy suppliers warned to be lenient on struggling customers

Reports in the national newspapers this weekend included more commentary on the impact of coronavirus on the energy supply market. There was also speculation on the number of sector jobs likely to be affected by the crisis and a report on how National Grid is responding to the pandemic.

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A memorandum for transformation

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