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Police prevent utilities staff from travelling to work

Some power station workers have been barred from driving to work by the police because they were unable to prove that they were critical staff, Utility Week has learnt. Trade bodies and union leaders have called on the government for explicit advice.

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50MW West Midlands energy-from-waste plant planned

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Utility Week launches editorial board

We are pleased to introduce our new editorial board, who will help to guide our coverage in this unprecedented time of change. We have brought together a panel of experts in energy networks, retail, water, regulation, policy and innovation. They will be advising on our coverage as well as lending their voices to upcoming articles and webinars.

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Marking a year of huge progress for offshore wind

Twelve months on from the signing of the landmark Offshore Wind Sector Deal, Orsted's UK Country Manager for offshore wind business, Benj Sykes, looks back at just how far the industry has now come

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Future supplies of bioenergy feedstock ‘highly uncertain’

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Weekend press round-up: Ofgem ordered smart meter rollout to continue despite social distancing

Ofgem’s initial approach to smart meter installations came under fire in the national newspapers this weekend. There were also reports that the UK’s electricity demand has fallen by a tenth since a lockdown was imposed, while there were further updates on how utilities are responding to the pandemic.

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REA and EV trade body merge

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Smart Metering Systems moves into aggregation market

SMS has acquired energy technology firm Solo Energy, which has developed the FlexiGrid aggregation platform. The company also provides battery storage, microgeneration, and electric vehicle chargers to homes and businesses.

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Sector ‘needs more clarity on key worker status’

The government has not been specific enough about who counts as a key worker in utilities, according to the Prospect union. The group has called for specific guidance amid fears utility companies are interpreting the rules too broadly.

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Offshore wind on track to overtake onshore in 2020

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Utility Week Investor Summit: Money well spent?

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Utility Week #AskUsAnything webinar: How will coronavirus change utilities?

Date: 27/03/2020 11:45 am

Will Covid-19 make utilities press reset for good?

The nation has been forced to learn to work remotely. And those parts of the workforce that can’t – including key workers in utilities – are fast adapting.

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Network bottlenecks will drive ‘large rise’ in constraint costs

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EDF sends home 50% of workers at Hinkley Point C

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Reeves chides government for failing to deliver on energy pledges

The government’s failure to implement its manifesto commitment to boost spending on energy efficiency has been branded a “missed opportunity” by the chair of the House of Commons business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) committee.

5 years ago

Distributed ReStart project: live trials

In a pre-corona world, Network spoke to Peter Chandler, project lead for the ground-breaking Distributed ReStart project about the challenges it will face as it embarks on live trials this summer

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Weekend press round-up: How Europe is reacting to keep lights on and taps running

This week's roundup of the national papers shows how European utilities have responded to the coronavirus outbreak and how front-line services have kept running in the UK and across the continent as the effects of the crisis show.

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#AskUsAnything: How will coronavirus change the utilities sector?

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Total buys stake in floating wind project off Welsh coast

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