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National award rewards Ibstock’s people first approach to energy efficiency
Ibstock plc has been rewarded for its ‘people-first’ approach to energy efficiency at the Energy Awards 2019. The UK’s leading manufacturer of clay and concrete products was crowned winner of the Behaviour Change / Employee Engagement Award in recognition of the work...
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) consultation published
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) consultation published Today, we have published the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) consultation. The IETF has £315 million to help businesses with high energy use to cut their energy bills and carbon...
Deer Technology Launches Innovative Meter Reading System Which Aims To Deliver Game-Changing Benefits & Water Consumption Cost Savings
Welsh-based engineering and technology innovators DeeR Technology have developed a new game-changing meter reading device which aims to deliver substantial savings and efficiencies for the water industry and its customers. In addition, the UK manufactured invention...
Utilidex to deliver an energy management system to Crown Commercial Service
Utilidex will supply Crown Commercial Service (CCS) with a new energy management system. Utilidex’s dynamic platform, the Utilidex Energy.Hub, will enhance the way customers managetheir energy estates and will allow CCS to drive added value from both a trading and...
Pioneering zinc hybrid battery technology developed for the UK
Birmingham-based renewable energy company, Bryt Energy, has collaborated with Eos Energy Storage and Connected Energy to develop and roll out a pioneering and financially competitive battery technology in the UK. The EU’s first Zinc hybrid battery system will be...
Electron, National Grid Electricity System Operator, SP Energy Networks and UK Power Networks launch innovation project to build first blockchain-based electricity asset register in GB
• Project will build a first-of-a-kind shared asset register of electricity generation and storage connected to the transmission and distribution networks Electron, National Grid Electricity System Operator, SP Energy Networks and UK Power Networks are pleased to...
The Future of the Grid: Part 3
In the final part of our series, technology consultant Steve Miller looks at how organisations can keep pace with a rapidly evolving energy economy.Back to the (smart) futureWhat does smart energy management look like? In parts one and two of this series, we looked at...
The Future of the Grid: Part 2
In part two of our series on how technology is creating a smart grid, transformation specialist Steve Miller looks at how we can manage an increasingly complex digital ecosystem.Part Two: Managing changeIn Part One, we looked at how to lay the foundations for a smart...
ZTP Strategy Competition Winner
The Strategy Competition run by ZTP on their new software “Kiveev” was won by Daniel Kenyon from Wallwork. Daniel not only beat the rest of the competition but his strategy over the course of the year (2018) showed to be 15.5% cheaper on his delivered cost compared to...
The first in a series of articles looking at the future of the grid, by technology consultant Steve Miller
The (Smart) Future of the Grid The national grid has long been a focus for technological transformation. The changes have been incremental, but sometimes profound. Amongst other things, they have enabled us to understand the vital statistics of the energy economy like...
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