Often in discussion on the future of gas, there is talk about the role of hydrogen. Sometimes that is put forward as more or less a ‘straight swap’ from natural gas. There is a concern though: people worry about having…
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US gas asset hit by cyber-attack: experts comment
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A US gas network had to close down a compressor station for two days following a ‘ransomware’ cyber-attack, according to an ‘alert’ from the US’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. CISA said the cyber-attack affected control and communication assets on the…
WPD under investigation over Priority Service Register failings
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Ofgem has opened an investigation whether distribution network operator (DNO) WPD has failed to meet licence obligations regarding customers on the Priority Services Register (PSR), including a duty to establish and maintain a PSR, a duty to give information and…
Mitsubishi/Chubu Electric Power consortium named as preferred connection owner for Hornsea 1
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Diamond Transmission Partners (a consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation and Chubu Electric Power) has been named preferred bidder to take on the link connecting Orsted’s Hornsea 1 wind farm to the onshore network The link is around 145km offshore and 38km,…
BEIS awards £18M to new technologies that could switch industrial processes away from high-carbon energy
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BEIS has awarded over £18 million in funding for technologies that could help energy intensive industries use new, low-carbon alternatives to fossil fuel. The awards are to: HyNet North West, led by Progressive Energy, which has been awarded £5.24 million…
A handful of green hydrogen options share £28 million in BEIS funding to kick-start bulk production
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Five projects aiming to produce low-carbon hydrogen at bulk have together been awarded over £28 million in funding by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Dolphyn, awarded £3.12 million, and led by Environmental Resources Management, concerns production of hydrogen…
How the UK industry got ahead on decarbonisation: the role of luck, surprise and late mover advantage
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The UK is celebrating bringing forward the phase out of coal and the plunging level of carbon emissions from the power sector. But as I have covered the sector over the years, I have noticed that it’s not always the…
Lanarkshire project could see 500% increase in public EV charge points
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North Lanarkshire Council is backing a project which could see a £5 million investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging and electricity network infrastructure across Lanarkshire. ‘Public use’ hubs will be created in car parks owned and operated by North and…
ACT NOW: users and generators register by Thursday to offer Northern Powergrid paid-for flexibility
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Northern Powergrid is looking for major energy users such as supermarkets, as well as companies with generation or storage, who are willing to be paid to turn their usage up or down to help manage the local electricity system. Companies…
Ofgem to review GB System Operators with a roadmap for change within weeks
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Just ten months after National Grid ESO became a legally separate entity (on 1 April 2019) Ofgem has set out the terms of reference for a planned review of the electricity system operator that could see fundamental change. The regulator has…