Smart utilities

Scottish Power uses windfarm to restart grid in ‘world first’

Octopus continues growth with acquisition of Upside Energy

Accessible and accurate network data holds the key to disaster-resilient grids

Smarter, greener substations

Councils lack funding needed to drive EV revolution

Ofgem proposes to increase performance penalties for DCC

Electricity North West joins Piclo Flex online marketplace

Keeping Connected: Collaboration & Data for Innovation

This WWT webinar will explore use cases where collaborations and novel approaches to data analytics have produced innovations which support water company objectives.

Covid is a moment of opportunity in the battle against fuel poverty

Better site selection for public EV chargers could save £310m

Plugging into EV infrastructure investment opportunities

SSEN and UKPN team up to bring together EV data

Creating virtual driveways

If electric vehicles are to dominate the UK’s highways and byways then it is essential the charging infrastructure is accessible to all. That means finding a solution for the estimated eight million drivers in the UK who do not have access to off-street parking. Utility Week explores an innovative approach to this problem, which seeks to avoid tensions created by excessive street furniture.

Eradicating SF6 – an essential step towards net zero emissions

Energy Catapult chief reconvenes EV Energy taskforce

The EV Energy Taskforce, which brings together energy and automotive industries, has been asked to reconvene to help overcome obstacles to the rollout of electric vehicles.

Town-scale trials needed to end ‘total paralysis’ on heating

Introducing the voices of the future

The energy industry has laid the foundations for net zero but it is the next generation of sector leaders that will be responsible for ensuring the 2050 target is achieved. In the first of a series of articles, Utility Week talks to the five winners of the Young Energy Professionals Awards 2020 to gauge their views on everything from decarbonisation to diversity. We start with how young people perceive the energy sector and how this is changing.

Expert View: How open banking can improve the customer experience for utility payments

The Green Recovery – major new report from Utility Week

Expert View: The importance of reducing short interruptions