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Grid & Connections

Sustainable substance abuse

Pause for thought for those convinced that achieving net zero carbon means electric heating will become the norm in all British buildings within the next 15 years.

31 March, 2020
Storage & Resilience

Exploring the energy saving benefits of modular UPS

Riello UPS sales manager Chris Cutler explores the evolution of modular uninterruptible power supplies and unveils a major upgrade to their own award-winning Multi Power range.

25 March, 2020
Grid & Connections

Back to the future

Pause for thought for those convinced that achieving net zero carbon means electric heating will become the norm in all British buildings within the next 15 years. Currently over 80% of UK homes depend on gas for heating and cooking.

21 March, 2020
Grid & Connections

“John Bull’s other island” 

Another fallout from Brexit. The island of Ireland as a whole is heavily reliant on energy from Great Britain. The Republic and the North have constituted one single energy market ever since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

16 March, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Five small changes to boost plant efficiency

The energy cost to run an electric motor over ten years is at least 30 times the original purchase price. With energy consumption responsible for the vast majority of whole life costs, Marek Lukaszczyk of motor and drive manufacturer, WEG, explains five ways to improve motor energy efficiency.

16 March, 2020
Grid & Connections

“No true friends in politics”

In my December diary I pointed out that there might be problems ahead for the woman who had been appointed in the summer by Prime Minister Johnson to be president of the big fortnight-long multinational climate change conference, due to be held in Glasgow this November.

9 March, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

How can drones benefit the electric power industry?

David Willems, VP business development and strategy for UMS Skeldar takes a look at how unmanned aerial vehicles (drones to you and me) could be advantageous in the electric power industry.

5 March, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Regulation for the nation

Right now, almost anyone can claim to be an electrician and carry out electrical work. The absence of the necessary qualifications and experience required to do so of course make this practice incredibly dangerous for both the ‘electrician’ in question and unwitting consumer. Here, SELECT discusses the importance of protecting the title for the profession of electrician.

5 March, 2020
Grid & Connections

Sustainable changes

Katie Burrows, energy services solutions manager at Haven Power discusses how to build a business case for sustainability.

5 March, 2020
Grid & Connections

Net-zero by design: An industry view 

Yselkla Farmer, director policy and marketing at BEAMA, highlights some of the challenges facing the UK if it is to achieve its ambitious net-zero target by 2050.

5 March, 2020