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Innovation in the utilities sector has fallen 11% in two years as R&D by UK industries fell to the lowest levels since the credit crunch, analysis of the latest ONS data by R&D tax relief specialist Catax has found.
Electricity North West has reassured customers about power supplies in the region, as teams of engineers continue working to keep power flowing.
Research from Cornwall Insight has highlighted that a day after the government imposed lockdown, energy demand was down 13% across the day (Wednesday 25 March).
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.
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.
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.
UK Power Networks has unveiled the UK’s first Open Data crowdsourcing page, giving access to operational data, and asking experts to help redefine data sharing culture across the utility industry.
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.
Katie Burrows, energy services solutions manager at Haven Power discusses how to build a business case for sustainability.
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.
