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Storage & Resilience

Room for manoeuvre?

Vincent de Rul, director of energy solutions at EDF Energy, explains why when it comes to our energy consumption, flexibility is the foundation of the future.

14 May, 2019
Storage & Resilience

Them’s the brakes

From diesel to electric locomotives, the railway industry has seen numerous advancements since the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the dawn of steam-powered rail travel. Simone Bruckner, managing director of Cressall Resistors, discusses how braking resistors have helped revolutionise the railway industry.

14 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

‘Appy hour

TradeSparky outlines a range of handy smartphone tools available from the convenience of your very own pocket.

13 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Critical thinking

An IR thermography camera is a useful tool for electrical inspection and data capture – but for an effective IR inspection, you need to be thinking ‘FORD’, says Andrew Baker, sales director north Europe, FLIR Systems Ltd.

13 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Getting smart

Paul Stead, head of sales and marketing at Saftronics Ltd, examines how the smart industry is affecting switchgear.

13 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Changed priorities

As incidents of meter cheating continue to rise, Lloyd Birkhead, group managing director at Grosvenor Services Group – part of Echo Managed Services – outlines the dangers and why it is essential energy companies do more to safeguard the public (and their wallets).

13 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

In the money

Sick of late payments? Inna Kaushan, CEO and co-founder of Solna, explores how automated invoicing and credit scores can help electricians avoid awkward encounters, as well as mitigate any pain to their pockets.

13 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

A modern metro

Milan Sima from Saft explains how the batteries on board new trains for the Chengdu Metro will keep the system running for over 11 million people.

9 May, 2019
Grid & Connections

Tempus Non Fugit

I confess I was always rather impressed by the Demand Response Association. Its public utterances were always pertinent, forceful and “took no prisoners.”

8 May, 2019
Grid & Connections

"Every man according to his work"

Fascinating latest figures tabulating actual employment in the low carbon sector, supplied by the Office for National Statistics.

1 May, 2019