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When the First-tier Tribunal handed down its decision in the Empire Square case this summer, it marked more than the latest skirmish in the post-Grenfell push for safer buildings. For developers, it removed further barriers for applicants and potentially opened the door to a wave of further claims. The Tribunal confirmed that it may issue…
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Image courtesy 123rf Analysis from Brattle Group has shown that California’s statewide distributed power plant programme can provide net savings to consumers of up to $206 million over the next three years by tapping into home battery storage. According to Brattle in their report, The Demand Side Grid Support Program: An Assessment of Scale and…
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Image: 123RF.com Coordinated infrastructure planning and significant investments in grids are essential for the cost-effective decarbonisation of mobility, a new paper from ETIP SNET highlights. The electrification of transport is key for the decarbonisation of this sector but comes with multiple challenges around new solutions that must be supported with integration and coordination with the…
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The train’s journey ran from Reading-London Paddington-Oxford-London Paddington-Reading © Great Western Railway A Great Western Railway (GWR) battery-electric train in the UK has set a new world distance record of 200 miles (322km), the furthest distance travelled by a train of its kind on a single charge. The previous record of 139 miles (224km) was…
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Image courtesy 123rf Itron, and their technology partner Pacific Technologies are working together with Fiji’s primary water utility, the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF), on the first smart metering deployment in the Fiji islands. The meters are part of Itron’s smart water solution, which WAF is deploying to enable digital upgrades to its infrastructure and…
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Image courtesy 123rf National Grid has completed the award of its HVDC civil works supply chain framework, with £12 billion ($16.1 billion) worth of agreements confirmed. The announcement marks the third and final stage of the utility giant’s £59 billion ($79.1 billion) supply chain framework awards. It follows their March announcement of two contracts valuing…
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Europump, the European Pump Association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandre Lacour as its new President for the period 2025–2027. He succeeds Lubos Michlik, CEO of Sigma and member of the Executive Council of the Czech Pump Manufacturers Association (CPMA), who has successfully led the association over the past two years. Mr. Lacour,…
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StormGeo and Lede leadership meeting, June 2025. From left to right: David Nordberg (StormGeo), Espen Martinsen (StormGeo), Morten Gøytil (Lede), Gaute Gjerpen (Lede), Carsten Torbergsen (StormGeo), and Christer Hansen Eriksen (StormGeo). Image courtesy StormGeo Norwegian grid operator Lede will use GridEyes, an AI-powered and satellite-based solution, to modernise vegetation management and strengthen grid resilience. The…
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PaperSeal Pressed is a novel invention from Graphic Packaging International that combines the high performance advantages of a secure hermetic seal for modified atmosphere packaging applications with the affordability of a pressed paperboard tray. This breakthrough expands the company’s award-winning PaperSeal tray portfolio, complementing existing solutions like PaperSeal Original and PaperSeal Shape to offer a…
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Substation in a power plant. Image courtesy 123rf In this week’s Power Playbook, Yusuf Latief examines the global switchgear market. While the sector is poised for strong growth, it still faces headwinds from supply chain disruptions and impending regulatory changes. In September 2023, I covered a report from data analytics company GlobalData, which projected that…
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