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Pressure builds for the energy system transformation in 2025

  • 4 days ago (2024-12-16)
  • Junior Isles

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s worth looking in the rearview mirror to see how far we have travelled and look ahead at the journey to come. Spencer Thompson, CEO of Eclipse Power Group shares his thoughts on the progress made in 2024 towards the UK’s energy system transformation and what we might expect in 2025.

The untapped potential in anaerobic digestion

  • 10 days ago (2024-12-10)
  • Junior Isles

When it comes to renewable energy and waste management, anaerobic digestion (AD) has long been a key technology. However, a new chapter is unfolding in this sector, driven by innovative approaches to biogas upgrading. This development is set to revolutionise the UK’s AD industry, offering fresh opportunities for existing plants and paving the way for a more distributed, efficient biomethane production landscape.

By Andrew Parsons, Business Director at Bennamann Ltd.

2025 energy outlook: thriving amidst volatility with smart strategies

  • 15 days ago (2024-12-05)
  • Junior Isles

The energy market has changed as attention shifts to renewable sources and companies are faced with a balancing act of affordability and carbon footprint. Some predict we are set for a turbulent year of energy pricing and supply security.

By Andrew King, Founder of SGT

What’s holding back battery connections?

  • a month ago (2024-11-17)
  • Junior Isles

Charles Deacon Managing Director at Eclipse Power Solutions, shares his thoughts on why less battery storage than predicted was connected to the grid in 2023/24, and what might be done about it, whether through market reform or policy changes.

Safeguarding the UK's renewable energy future: the growing cybersecurity threat

  • a month ago (2024-11-17)
  • Junior Isles

As the world’s second-largest user of offshore wind, the UK is at the forefront of renewable energy adoption, driven in part by its net-zero goals. However, while this shift offers significant opportunities for organisations in the sector, it also introduces hidden vulnerabilities. Small but critical solar and wind energy plants are increasingly at risk of cyberattacks, and a single attack could disrupt the entire UK energy grid. As reliance on these smaller renewable energy plants grows, the government, regulators, and energy companies must prioritise cybersecurity concerns to ensure energy security for the long-term.

By Phil Tonkin, Field CTO at Dragos

Shining a light on energy efficiency

  • 2 months ago (2024-10-18)
  • Junior Isles

Ian Sykes, Energy, Utilities, and Commodities Client Principal at BJSS, discusses the new government’s approach to energy usage transparency in the UK’s energy market and how advanced metering infrastructure, data analytics, and digital twin technology can help customers and providers alike save costs and increase efficiencies.

How integrated software solutions drive success in energy markets

  • 4 months ago (2024-08-09)
  • Junior Isles

With the energy transition and growing demand, the role of integrated software solutions in tackling the industry’s challenges and unlocking better integration of renewable energy sources cannot be underestimated.

By Rohan Patel, SVP of Engineering at Builder.ai

Navigating the evolving energy landscape

  • 4 months ago (2024-07-31)
  • Junior Isles

In today’s energy market, UK businesses face multiple operational, commercial, and sustainability-driven challenges and opportunities. Recent developments, such as Europe’s abundant gas supplies leading to lower wholesale prices, have sparked talks of resolving the energy crisis. But underlying economic issues suggest a more complex reality, reinforcing the urgency behind why businesses must adopt more strategic approaches to energy procurement.

Chris Maclean, CEO, True, powered by Open Energy Market

Watching and learning: how the UK is teaching others how to upgrade the grid

  • 5 months ago (2024-07-18)
  • Junior Isles

This may at first glance make the outlook for the UK’s energy transition appear gloomy. However, the challenge posed by intermittency can be managed and the result of the UK’s heavy investment in wind power has been matched by efforts to upgrade its power network.

By Steven Hardman, CEO, Conrad Energy

The need to weave agility throughout an energy business

  • 5 months ago (2024-07-16)
  • Junior Isles

With geopolitical tensions, more extreme weather events and the legacy of a global pandemic still filling the air, it remains extremely difficult for energy suppliers to preserve their margins and continue to be competitive. To thrive in the current climate, it is imperative that an energy supplier can make marginal gains wherever they can. One way to ensure this is to weave agility into the very fabric of the organisation.

By John Craig Swartz, SVP of Risk360 at POWWR