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Supplier failures, rising prices and another review – the case for serious retail market reform
The need for reform of the retail energy market is increasingly clear – the past week has seen the [...]
Significant network charging and network access reforms ahead – part II
Ofgem is exploring major changes to electricity network charging and access arrangements that will affect all users of the system [...]
Significant network charging and network access reforms ahead – part I
Electricity network charging is facing its most significant reforms since the creation of the current NETA/BETTA system. Ofgem believes [...]
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Unintended consequences
In my last post I wrote about the nature of innovation and the challenges of delivering commercially successful innovations even when a clear need has been identified. In the energy sector those clear needs to innovate can be found [...]
“Innovate or Die!”
I was recently asked to give a presentation on how innovation can be harnessed to boost productivity and competitiveness. This is an interesting question, particularly coming as I do from an industry that is in a period of rapid [...]
The changing face of the energy mix
In my previous post I wrote about the basic design of the gas and electricity systems and the importance of balancing supply and demand in real time, and how de-carbonisation is posing challenges for maintaining this balance in the [...]
You can’t squash electricity!
Over the past few years I have given a number of talks to students about careers in the energy sector, and it always strikes me how little people outside the industry know about the mechanics of our gas and electricity [...]
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