Keeping you updated with the latest releases, updates, events and opportunities we're working on to improve competitive innovation for our customers.
Keeping you updated with the latest releases, updates, events and opportunities we're working on to improve competitive innovation for our customers.
As a global business we are supporting a total of six local charities across the UK and North America in order provide much needed aid amid the Covid pandemic. ESG are donating to three charities local to their offices: South Shore YMCA, North Texas Food Bank and the Houston Food Bank. Whilst Utiligroup are donating to two charities local to their Chorley office: Inspire Youth Zone and Chorley Help the Homeless and one local to their Bridgend office: Emmaus South Wales.
A report by the Confederation of British Industry recommends that the government ban the installation of traditional gas boilers in both homes and workplaces in 2025. This Is Money recently posted an article that highlights the top five reasons why it may be viable to swap from gas heating to electric - including reducing carbon emissions and cutting running and maintenance costs. Electric heaters could cut your energy bills whilst helping use more green energy - follow our link to read the full article and find out more.
To celebrate Halloween and whilst we are all working from home, we decided to bring our staff together in a global pumpkin carving competition. We received over 40 spook-tacular entries from our UK, US and Japan offices. The level of creativity and skill from our staff was amazing and we are so glad that people were able to take some time out to enjoy some light hearted fun with their families.
Starting on the 5th of November ktn are hosting the ultimate mini-series of webinars to tell the story of Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) and the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER) programme. The webinars are following a Six in Sixty format offering a minimum of six speakers in a fast-paced, hour long session, covering topics such as 'Data & Digitalisation' and 'Technology & Infrastructure'.
The Energy Networks Association alongside BEIS and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have published a report for distributed energy resources to support them in connecting to the grid safely and securely without compromising the integrity of the wider network. These guidelines support end-to-end security for distributed energy and will help mitigate the risk of a cyber-attack.
Western Power Distribution's IntraFlex project procured over 50MW of flexibility services over a two month period in the first phase of the IntraFlex project. The findings of the trial regarding the buying and selling of flexibility in a continuous short-term market can now be evaluated with the aim of bringing new routes to market for flexibility providers.
Bulb announces the launch of what it claims is the UK's first 100% renewable smart prepayment tariff and we are proud to empower and support this initiative through our smart metering software. The green energy supplier's prices are £60 below the 'prepayment' price cap set by Ofgem.
According to new data from ElectraLink smart meter installations have increased year-on-year for the first time since lockdown began in March. It is estimated that a total of 1,333,000 smart meters have been installed in the UK so far this year and around 14,038,000 have been installed since the programme was introduced.
We are proud to sponsor the first ever virtual Energy UK Annual Conference this year. They have invested in a fully interactive platform offering attendees and exhibitors a fully immersive experience, complete with an exhibition hall, networking area and an auditorium. The conference also sees the publication of the annual Energy in the UK report.
Utiligroup have proudly signed a two year sponsorship deal with Astley and Buckshaw Junior Football Club which sees their name on the front of the youngster's kit. Utiligroup have sponsored the team for a number of years now and are delighted to be able to support such an inspiring and valued aspect of the local community. We wish them all the best for the season ahead.
Landis+Gyr has extended its partnership with finance broker Calvin Capital to help accelerate the smart meter rollout in the UK. As part of the UK's smart meter initiative there is to be a total of 53 million SEMTS2 meters to be deployed before 2025 and this partnership aims to supply between 400,000 and 2 million of these meters.
There are only a couple of days until we host our Smarter Energy Insights Webinar and there are still tickets available. We have confirmed speakers from Ofgem, BEIS, Smart DCC, Alt-HAN and WUN (Women's Utilities Network) who will be covering topics such as Half Hourly Settlements, Smart Prepayment and SMETS1 Enrolment. If you would like to attend please contact us at energyleaders@utiligroup.com
So Energy have announced a new Solar and storage offering in the coming months for new and existing customers. So Energy will install solar panels and a battery into customers homes whilst remotely controlling the system, allowing benefits with home energy consumption, weather data and managing wholesale energy prices, as well as carbon intensity and grid capacity. Their Solar and storage system could benefit both the customer and the grid, using smart controls to either charge or discharge the battery when there is the greatest gain. It's great to see this innovation by our valued customer, empowering change for their energy customers.
Energy Assets Networks recently highlighted that rapid electricity demand from EVs could lead to system overload - and without intervention, the projected rise for electricity to power domestic charging could lead to outages. To prevent this, smart intervention solutions are needed, such as the Project DINO (Domestic Infrastructure and Network Optimisation) trial - a partnership between Evergreen Smart Power, Energy Assets Networks and Myenergi. It's great to see how Project DINO and intensive practical innovation is leading to thought provoking results from our valued customer Energy Assets.
We're hosting our sixth Smarter Energy Insights Forum on October 9th - featuring speakers from Ofgem, BEIS, DCC and Alt-HAN. Hear the latest on topics such as Half Hourly Settlements, Smart Prepayment, Alt-HAN and SMETS1 Enrolment. If you'd like to join us email us on energyleaders@utiligroup.com
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