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Ombudsman: Sector needs to build consumer trust around heat networks

Customer trust in heat networks is as essential as the infrastructure that builds them, the chief executive of the Energy Ombudsman has said. The Ombudsman chief said that customers are being asked to deal with new products and services in very different ways than they have previously which brings a level of fear and mistrust.

SSE urges government to target net-zero power sector by 2040

SSE has submitted a five-point action plan to the government, aimed at putting the net-zero journey at the heart of the post-pandemic economic recovery. In it, the company says that setting a new target for decarbonising the power sector by 2040 could be the cornerstone of any green recovery.

Vattenfall to build heat network serving 6,700 new homes

Council awarded funding to extract heat from abandoned coal mine

Net zero is nowhere in sight in UK clean heat policy

Vattenfall: London project shows potential for colossal heat networks

Agreement signed to protect heat networks customers

The ten members of the Heat Networks Industry Council, including EDF Energy, Eon and SSE, have pledged not to cut off customers during the coronavirus pandemic.

#AskUsAnything webinar: Energy networks

This #AskUsAnything webinar - now available to view on demand - focussed on how energy networks have fared during the pandemic and what the new normal will look like for them. A panel of experts, including UK Power Networks chief executive Basil Scarsella, Electricity North West chief executive Peter Emery and the ENA's Ross Easton, gave their thoughts on questions posed by Utility Week members.

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.

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.

Hydrogen production by 2050 may need to match today’s electricity generation

RegTech is changing the rules of the game

New software technology promises to bring clarity and simplicity to what can be a minefield of regulatory compliance rules.

Expert View: How can field management technology help us deliver net zero?

Hybrid heating trial finds consumers willing to replace gas boiler with heat pump

Four out of the five participants in a hybrid heating trial conducted by the Energy Systems Catapult have expressed willingness to remove their gas boiler and rely entirely on a heat pump if they could buy heat as a service. They said fixing the costs of their heating would give them the confidence to leave their heating on for the longer periods of time a heat pump would need to warm their home.

Public parks highlighted as potential energy source