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Infrastructure

Government promises to make grid more resilient following power cut probe

BEIS promises action to make grid more resilient will support decarbonisation

clock 03 January 2020 • 3 min read

Energy

Silent Power: Electric vans promise clean back up power for vulnerable customers

Northern Powergrid launches pioneering smart grid trial, where electric vans replace diesel generators as back up power supplies

clock 13 October 2019 • 3 min read

Technology

Grid operator recommends review of back-up power to prevent outages

Infrastructure, resilience, and embedded generation should all be reviewed following the power cut on 9 August, National Grid has said

clock 11 September 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

Learning from the August 9 power cut: Can demand response now provide higher levels of dependability than nuclear?

The August 9 power cut has clearly shown that demand response has already helped the system to recover quickly and cheaply, argues Tim Rotheray of the Association for Decentralised Energy

clock 03 September 2019 • 5 min read
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