Open data is at the top of the agenda for the UK’s energy and water companies – driven by the belief that a new approach to data will speed innovation both within and between companies and in so doing, act as a vital enabler for the transition to net zero.
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What are utilities companies doing to strengthen the resilience of their assets and their processes to protect against cyber attacks – and are they going far enough? This report sets out the challenges facing the sector, the security practices being put in place and how the regulatory framework should reflect these investment needs.
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With ED2 fast approaching, a new report from Utility Week and Kelvatek, sheds light on lessons learned from the latter’s partnership with Electricity North West, low voltage (LV) monitoring strategies, and the overarching challenges ahead of the new price control period.
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Utilities and process industries are investing billions of euros across the globe every year in modernizing their assets, making them safer, more efficient, and less harmful to the environment. As well as the ever-present need to maintain and improve, industries are responding to the societal imperative to decarbonize, coupled with tightening asset management standards and regulations.
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Research
As utilities navigate the challenging path to decarbonise by 2050, this research report explores how process optimisation can empower the workforce to “fail forward” and drive improvements across all business areas.
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This report examines how utilities are innovating to improve their approach to tackling customer debt and the role technology is playing in accelerating this process.
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This research report explores the barriers that are hampering UK utilities’ ability to engage with customers on their own terms across the billing and payment cycle through increased flexibility, tailored services and real-time communications channels.
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Insights
This educational guide looks in detail at the problem of CSO spills, how technology can help address the issue and the various other benefits that can be gained through the use of sewer modelling.
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An infrastructure skills shortage is already here for utilities. This report draws insight from water companies and their peers to examine how the sector must tackle this challenge by attracting the right staff and giving them the skills to work at peak efficiency.
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To hit the UK’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050, the entire energy system will have to become increasingly flexible. This new report explores the challenges and opportunities the sector is tackling to create an energy system that is fit for current and future demand.
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Webinars
From affordability to water pollution, the sector is under increased scrutiny and customer expectations are evolving. This webinar will explore how water companies can ensure they are equipped to address these challenges and meet the diverse needs of customers both now and in the years ahead.
Webinars
A short-term view of critical infrastructure should be the antithesis of companies’ plans for PR24. Robust asset management strategies and evidence based decision-making are crucial for operational resilience both now and in the long term.
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As the water sector looks ahead to the deadline for final PR24 business plans, companies are considering the complex challenges that the next decade will hold. With increasing concern over climate change, carbon priorities will be high on the agenda across the next price control period and beyond.
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UW Explains
This report sets out how energy and water companies can better engage customers through the smart meter rollout, as well as organising installations and maintenance appointments without alienating them.
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The next price control period for electricity distribution networks will see increased ambition on accelerating decarbonisation while ensuring security of supply and being mindful of affordability. This will require complex decision making and the ability to identify the highest-value decisions and create an optimal investment strategy while respecting all goals and restraints. This Utility Week Explains, in association with Copperleaf, looks at what role decision analytics can play in helping companies respond to changing circumstances and plan for the unforeseen.
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What will it take to make energy network data fit to support the net zero carbon transition and ensure the right systems are in place to allow innovation to proliferate? The critical building blocks for future proofed energy data strategies are explored in this Utility Week Explains report.
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Case studies
The concept of energy flexibility is making headway as industry and consumers become attuned to its potential. But we’re still a long way from business as usual use of it for delivering day to day system and user benefits. Ahead of presentations at Utility Week Live in May, industry speakers talk about the steps needed to make flexibility hit the mainstream.
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Sewage discharges have been a contentious topic for the water sector for years with the rollout of event duration monitoring laying bare the number of times overflows discharge. So far this has prompted yet more public and political outrage but according to Thames Water’s sustainability director Richard Aylard these uncomfortable conversations are essential if the sector ever wants to “bust the myths of sewage dumping”.
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The stormwater overflows scandal has forced water companies to rethink drainage and wastewater management, but what options and innovations are available and when might they be delivered?
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In Association With...
Climate emergency and the increasing awareness of the effects of methane emissions into the atmosphere are an important warning sign that we can no longer ignore.
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The water industry is investing billions to end sewage pollution from CSOs, but regulators and the public want quicker progress and clearer commitment. In the run-up to PR24, water companies need practical ways to demonstrate success, build trust, and educate stakeholders about their role in reducing CSO reliance.
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Find out how your service software provider compares in the 2022 Gartner MQ for Field Service Management.
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