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.
This week the COP26 Summit will bring world parties together to accelerate change and inspire climate action. Recently, our CEO Matt Hirst had the opportunity to speak to Current+ around how ESG is enabling a smarter energy revolution and how competitive retail energy plays an important role in the path to net zero.
"The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) new Salford site has been officially opened today by Business and Energy Minister, Greg Hands. The new office is expected to become the home of 420 Business Department jobs by 2025, increasing up to 570 by 2030." Click here to read more.
The UK government launched its Net-Zero strategy with support to drive the adoption of heat-pumps and EVs. Households will receive £5000 support from April 2022 to drive the transition from gas boilers towards heatpumps. Click here to find out more about the strategy. Our CMO Mark Coyle recently installed a full heatpump system at home and discusses his early findings at https://esgglobal.com/how-will-customers-experience-the-energy-transition/
The use of heat pumps for heating and domestic water is still a relatively new concept for the UK, however, the sector is developing rapidly. The Heat Pump Federation is here to help by providing market research in order to help you on the road to decarbonising your heating. For detailed advice on choosing systems and installers, click here.
As we prepare to speak at EMC on 7th October, this article by Wired describes the transformation needed in order for us to be prepare for the renewable revolution. Matt Simon, a science journalist at Wired, says an ideal world would be a creation of a single national grid so when the afternoon sun generates power in the Southwest any excess energy can be sent to the East Coast in time for peak demand, whilst also drawing wind power from the Midwest. Read more here.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a draft of its cybersecurity guide which presents strategies that can help in securing distributed energy resources and grid-edge devices. Read more.
ESG's Director of Solutions and Engineering, George Behr, is set to talk at the Energy Marketing Conference in New York, on 7th October.
In his speech George will drawn from his extensive time as a leader in energy retail to explore the drivers shaping future customer energy and how this informs ESG's software platform.
If you're planning to visit EMC New York this year, please visit us at booth 126 and come and meet our team.
According to an article by Catapult the need for more flexibility in the energy system is crucial for a cost-effective low carbon transition. The FRED trial (Flexibly-Responsive Energy Delivery) is being led by Evergreen smart power, in the bid to win a portion of the governments £9.78 million, which they have committed towards smart energy innovation. Read more here.
A new white paper from my BloombergNEF colleagues, the Deutsche Energie-Agentur (Germany’s energy agency) and the World Economic Forum outlines 15 functions that AI can perform for the energy transition. To read more, click here.
Future of Utilities is THE reunion for energy and water sectors. Visit the ESG sweet cart and enjoy some free sweets whilst you reflect on the fast-pace change we’ve seen this year, debate new ideas, and unpack the latest trends with connections old and new. Take a break from the home office, with interactive content and space to mingle, you’ll be buzzing with new ideas. To find out more about the event, click here.
On 4th September, at the Fully Charged Live Event, Ofgem's Director of Strategy and Decarbonisation, Neil Kenward, said that there will be a "three prong approach of increased use of electric vehicles, smart charging and vehicle-to-grid technology which together can help drive down costs for all GB bill payers.”
We are happy to announce that Professional Services Director Karen Lee has been formally appointed as a Performance Assurance Board member of the Retail Energy Code - as a supplier representative, alongside Paul Everett and Andy Knowles (separately to her role at ESG).
The PAB was formed to identify and address poor performance and compliance-focused responses and to escalate and apply performance assurance techniques, supporting the vision of the REC to provide a best-in-class industry code.
This appointment comes at the same time that Karen celebrates 30 years in the energy industry.
We look forward to supporting Karen on her next chapter!
On 18th August DCC announced that the 14 millionth smart meter had been installed in County Durham by Foxglove Energy. ESG supports over 4 million of those meters via our Smart products and services, with approximately 40% of all UK smart meters contracted for deployment through our software by 2025.
Looking to reduce emissions in months or years? Charge Energy have made a Youtube series for those looking to decarbonise their homes. The 6-part series looks at the decarbonisation of homes as a whole; looks at everyday properties, and looks at cheaper measures too. This weeks episodes are "Cheaper Measures, Smart Thermostats & Sustainable Energy Tariffs" and "Generating, Storing & Shifting Electricity". To watch, click here.
Our CMO, Mark Coyle, is now an active participant in the Living Lab by Energy Systems Catapult to explore the opportunities, needs and benefits of heat pumps and connected technologies following his recent home installation. Click here to find out how you can get involved.
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