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Grid for Good: Tackling youth unemployment and building the net-zero workforce

There is a clear argument for aligning climate goals with developing young talent, writes National Grid’s global head of social impact Dina Potter

4 years ago

Smart lessons from 2020

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Good Energy CEO to step down after 20 years

Good Energy chief executive Juliet Davenport has announced she will step down from her role at the company she founded more than 20 years ago. Davenport will remain in place until a successor is found to lead the "transition to a true mid 21st century energy as a service business". She will the take up a non-executive director position with the company as well as its subsidiary Zap-Map.

4 years ago

Renewable UK reveals new CEO

Renewable UK has announced the current boss of Siemens Engines will become the trade body’s next chief executive. Dan McGrail joined Siemens UK in 2004 and has worked in a variety of roles across the energy industry.

4 years ago

Centrica to hire 1,000 apprentices after years of ‘underrecruiting’

4 years ago

Time to act on Covid-related energy debt

4 years ago

Where does Fletcher’s departure leave Ofwat?

Rachel Fletcher's departure as Ofwat chief executive to join Octopus Energy presents the regulator with a significant challenge at a crucial moment for the water sector. Ruth Williams looks at her legacy and the likely candidates to fill her shoes.

4 years ago

Ofgem reshapes top team with flurry of appointments

4 years ago

Bristol overhauls operations after wholesale success

Bristol Water’s wholesale division was voted the best performer by retailers in the inaugural R-Mex ratings and was consistently high in the preceding league tables. The company built the division to be customer-centric and is now applying that formula to the wider business. Chief operating officer Richard Price talks to Utility Week about what’s been achieved and what’s next in the strategy.

4 years ago

O’Shea: Law needs to be clarified around ‘fire and rehire’ notices

4 years ago

SSE expects to take £200m hit from pandemic

SSE has confirmed it expects to see its earnings reduced by roughly £200 million over its current financial year due to the effects of the coronavirus. In a third quarter trading update, the company said the impact of the pandemic on its operating profit is anticipated to fall towards the middle of the £150 million to £250 million range originally estimated in its last full-year results in June 2020.

4 years ago

Case study: Reliability and resilience the key words for Mosswood

4 years ago

Green tariffs ‘no longer enough’ to show eco-credentials

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NI Water begins construction on treatment plant

NI Water has hailed a wastewater treatment plant as an example of what the company can do when adequately funded

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Smart meter rollout is reaching ‘critical mass’

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Outfox ‘changed philosophy’ after ‘period of turbulence’

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Megaprojects can be built on time and on budget – if you know how

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Utilities recognised in gender equality report

Four UK utilities have been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for commitment to making workplaces more inclusive and increasing transparency of reporting

4 years ago

BEIS and Scottish government clash over smart installs

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On the Move: Macfarlane departs Thames

A senior manager steps down at Thames, Mott MacDonald bolsters its water and environment team and Black & Veatch eyes international growth. Utility Week presents the latest people moves across the sector.

4 years ago