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Grid & Connections

Getting warmer

Andrew Baker, sales director North Europe, FLIR Systems Ltd, explores the role of thermal imaging when it comes to predicting substation failure.

7 October, 2019
Grid & Connections

Time to fess up

With a potential energy theft amnesty from Ofgem currently on the horizon, Lloyd Birkhead, group managing director at Grosvenor Services Group, part of Echo Managed Services, questions whether it’s really the lightbulb moment they think it is.

2 October, 2019
Grid & Connections

For discerning bachelors only

Some really insightful news from the September issue of the high-society magazine, Tatler; the day of the ‘trophy wife’ is dead.

30 September, 2019
Grid & Connections

“Market ready technology” – in 15 years’ time

The government gave a boost to the nuclear sector this summer when it revealed plans to invest up to £18m in the creation of the “mini nuclear power stations.” These would be the first such entities in the world.

24 September, 2019
Grid & Connections

New PM very far from green

Our new Prime Minister Al “Boris” Johnson likes to portray himself as somebody committed to delivering the most environmentally friendly electricity system.

19 September, 2019
Grid & Connections

Higher efficiency during substation commissioning testing

Thomas Schossig, product manager, business development power utility communication at OMICRON electronics, explains the benefits of the StationScout testing system.

19 September, 2019
Grid & Connections

Transforming offshore wind energy

ABB partners with wind energy operator to generate power at world-beating efficiency.

16 September, 2019
Grid & Connections

The wealth of nations?

Having a bit of a tidy up, I chanced upon a study issued in 2013 by the Adam Smith Institute, a long established ‘free market’ lobby group much cited by right wing MPs. The publication is titled Policy Study 403: Limits of Windpower.

20 August, 2019
Grid & Connections

Thinking smart

Lex Coors, chief data centre technology and engineering officer at Interxion, highlights some key considerations when it comes to building a colocation data centre.

15 August, 2019
Grid & Connections

Green, with envy?

The most depressing report in years arrives from comparethemarket.com. It reveals that the 14% of households now overtly trying to 'go green’ with their energy supply are being seriously let down by misleading tariffs.

13 August, 2019