New Power’s March issue explored whether the UK onshore wind industry could punch above its weight in a growing global market. The key was a pipeline of domestic projects. Giving evidence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee in February,…
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Interview: Vicki Spiers, AIGT and CNA
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First published in New Power Report, August 2017 In most new housing, utility connections are provided not by incumbent network companies but by independents. Their numbers have been growing. Vicki Spiers is the current chair of the industry bodies for…
Interview: Allison Roche, Policy Officer, Unison
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From New Power Report, December 2016 The energy industry requires social dialogue and a coherent sector strategy, says Unison’s Allison Roche, to counterbalance its current fragmentation Unison the union has 1.3 million members working in the public services, which…
Interview: Catherine Mitchell, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Exeter
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From New Power Report, June 2015 Catherine Mitchell had a difficult message recently for an energy industry just coming to grips with Electricity Market Reform (EMR). She said EMR needed to be rethought, and the industry restructured. Behind that statement…
Interview: Nina Skorupska Chief Executive, REA
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First published in New Power Report January 2015 The Renewable Energy Association’s broad membership means it can focus on developing an economic renewable energy industry, its chief executive tells Janet Wood. Nina Skorupska, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Assocation…
Interview: Katie Black, National Infrastructure Commission
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First published in New Power Report, December 2017 Katie Black, head of transport, energy and digital at National Infrastructure Commission, talks to Janet Wood about how her responsibilities converge, and about consulting in how to take the UK’s infrastructure forward…
OPINION: Companies must stay alert on cybersecurity
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This year the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report named cybersecurity as the biggest single risk. New Power asked the European Network for Cyber Security’s Michael John how energy companies are responding How do you see cybersecurity threats evolving?…
Iona Capital: corporate power buyers are key to new green projects
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A good corporate buyer taking the power from a renewable energy project is becoming more important than government support, according to Nick Ross, director at Iona Capital. In an exclusive interview with New Power Report, Ross, whose company directs pension fund investment…
From New Power Report: what is a blockchain and what are the energy applications?
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In the March 2017 issue of New Power Report Janet Wood looked at how blockchains are becoming a reality in the electricity sector Anyone attending power industry conferences and meetings in the past couple of years has heard that blockchains have the potential to transform the…
Auto-switching: what now for Flipper?
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You need scale to play in the energy industry. Nigel Evans and Steve Smith, directors of auto-switching service Flipper, think the company will be able to step up to hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of customers now…