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Britain’s grid was the first built, and now it’s the oldest.
Can technology, data and standards make it truly smart?
Explore the gap between vision and reality in our report, in association with Zühlke.
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Introduction - Making the grid smarter: The vision and the reality
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November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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From London’s gridlock to Shetland Isles’ surplus ⚡
Discover how SSEN Distribution & National Grid Electricity Distribution are planning ahead to boost capacity.
Join our free webinar, in association with Siemens:
📅 26 Nov | 11am
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/4oqccZU
Overcoming capacity constraints from London to Lerwick: What’s the plan? - Utility Week
This forthcoming webinar is a tale of networks – SSEN Distribution and National Grid Electricity Distribution – and how they are going about dealing with constraints on capacity in very different parts of the UK. We’ll be examining limits on the network in everywhere from London, where data centres and…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Storm Arwen left over 1M customers without power. Now, resilience is top of the agenda.
Discover how S&C Electric is helping networks stay operational in extreme weather.
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#EnergyTransition #GridResilience #UtilityWeek
How do I remain resilient in extreme weather? - Utility Week
The majority of outages on the electricity grid are caused by storms and other extreme weather events. S&C Electric Company explains how to make your network more resilient.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The vision: a smarter, data-led grid that delivers a resilient, sustainable energy system.
The reality: the UK’s oldest network is still catching up digitally.
Our new report with Zühlke explains where we stand and what must change.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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How do we build power networks that stay strong in the face of storms? ⚡
S&C Electric shares how self-healing tech and collaboration can boost grid resilience amid rising extreme weather events.
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#EnergyResilience #NetZero #Utilities
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Hydrogen, SMRs and predictive maintenance are at the heart of a decarbonised energy system.
Discover how MTC is driving industrial innovation for net zero.
Download the report from @UtilityWeek created in association with MTC 👉 bit.ly/3L2topA
Why manufacturing know-how underpins the energy transition - Utility Week
MTC is developing novel ways to turn advanced manufacturing into real-world energy solutions for a decarbonised UK.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Overcoming capacity constraints from London to Lerwick.
How are DSOs tackling network limits as data centres surge in the south and renewables rise in the north?

Join our webinar with Siemens on 26 Nov @ 11am to find out:
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#NetZero #EnergyTransition
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Imagine a solar farm that senses a fault, diagnoses it and fixes itself in minutes, without an engineer on site.

That is the promise of a self-healing grid. Read more from Utility Week in association with Zühlke 👉 bit.ly/3LarxPs

#GridResilience #SmartInfrastructure
Energy network, heal thyself - Utility Week
Self-healing grids present an enticing vision of a more resilient, efficient and affordable energy system, write Steven Steer and David Elliman of Zühlke.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Utilities are confident. Their suppliers are not so sure.

Our latest report with PA Consulting uncovers the divide in confidence over infrastructure delivery.

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#Utilities #Energy #Water #Infrastructure
The deliverability divide - Utility Week
Can utilities deliver on their ambitious infrastructure goals for the rest of the decade? The answer appears to differ depending on whether you ask the companies themselves or their supply chain. A new report from Utility Week in association with PA Consulting lifts the lid on a confidence gap between…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🚧 Can utilities really deliver their ambitious infrastructure plans?

Our new report with PA Consulting reveals a confidence gap between utilities and their supply chain.

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#Infrastructure #Utilities #Energy #Water #NetZero
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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⚡ When faults strike the grid, what if the network could heal itself?

Self-healing grids could make our energy system more resilient, efficient and affordable.

Read more from Utility Week in association with Zühlke 👉 bit.ly/3LarxPs

#EnergyInnovation #GridResilience
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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How can advanced manufacturing accelerate the UK’s energy transition?
From hydrogen storage to SMRs and smart asset management, MTC is turning innovation into real-world energy solutions.
Created with Utility Week, read more here👉 bit.ly/3L2topA
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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How do we plan for the next 20–30 years when the future is uncertain?
Start by modernising OT.
Discover how IT-OT convergence enables proactive maintenance & resilience in energy & water in UP3’s new report.
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#Energy #Water #OT #AI #Innovation
Why smarter operational technology underpins proactive maintenance and resilience in energy and water - Utility Week
New report from UP3 highlights the role digitalisation of OT is playing in enabling predictive maintenance, increasing efficiency, and improving customer satisfaction.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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“Smart meters are a long time coming. Why have we waited until now?” – Paul Horton, Future Water Association.

Our new insight report, in association with Horizon Water Infrastructure, explores how smarter rollout can protect future supplies.

Read now: bit.ly/3VTO3yn
Cover - Unlocking value for water customers: The benefits of smart metering
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Smarter operational technology = stronger resilience.
UP3’s latest report reveals how OT digitalisation is driving predictive maintenance, efficiency & customer satisfaction across energy & water.
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#Utilities #DigitalTransformation
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Smart metering is key to tackling water scarcity and cutting leakage.

Our latest insight report, in association with Horizon Water Infrastructure, explores how MaaS can unlock value for customers and why Southern Water is leading the way.

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October 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🚨 Half of UK charities + 40% of SMEs fear closure due to rising energy costs.
Angela Needle, director of strategy at @CadentGasLtd reveals new research on why these groups can’t be left behind in the energy transition.
Full insight here 👉 bit.ly/4gM6n5S
Why it’s vital to understand the energy needs of ‘forgotten groups’ - Utility Week
Angela Needle of Cadent provides an exclusive first look at research highlighting the challenges facing small and medium-size enterprises and charities in the energy transition.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The grid is only as strong as its transformers.
Ageing assets and rising demand mean rising risk.
Nathan Jacob of Camlin Energy explains how predictive monitoring could safeguard resilience.
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/47xDmIP
Preventing another North Hyde: How could predictive maintenance help? - Utility Week
Transformers are vital to the grid and when they fail, the consequences can be massive. Nathan Jacob of Camlin Energy explains how monitoring technology detects problems.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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⚡ Introducing the digital X factor in advanced protection.
Together with Siemens, we explore how digitalisation is helping transmission owners & DNOs adapt protection systems for an increasingly complex grid.
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#EnergyTransition #DigitalGrid
September 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Partial discharge is silent, invisible and one of the biggest threats to HV networks.
PRY-CAM from @Prysmian_ spots problems early without switching the system off.
Learn more via Utility Week 👇
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#Energy #Infrastructure
Detecting partial discharge on your network – before it causes problems - Utility Week
Research shows failure of high-voltage systems is associated with deterioration of insulation. New technology enables networks to spot problems before they lead to breakdown.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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⚡ A single transformer failure at North Hyde left 70,000+ without power and disrupted Heathrow, costing airlines €50m. Could predictive maintenance prevent the next big outage?
Nathan, Senior Asset Specialist at Camlin Energy, explains 👉 bit.ly/47xDmIP
September 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Biomethane is critical for Europe’s #NetZero & energy security goals, but injection into the grid brings big challenges.
Barbara Diaz of @byautoma explains how dynamic pressure tech is making biomethane injection more stable & efficient.
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Biomethane injection into the grid eased with dynamic pressure technology - Utility Week
Barbara Diaz of Automa explains how technology for dynamically managing pressure is helping gas networks increase the level of biomethane on the grid as they decarbonise.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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⚡ Failure of HV systems often starts small, with partial discharge.
Detect issues before they become outages.
Discover how @Prysmian_’s PRY-CAM tech helps utilities monitor insulation in real time.
👉 bit.ly/4niJCIO
#Utilities #GridResilience
September 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Water & wastewater engineers face growing demand, ageing infrastructure & limited resource.
Smart partnerships can free up time & boost efficiency, from toolkits to energy management.
Read our article, in association with RS 👉 bit.ly/4oOxYHn
#Utilities
How do I maximise maintenance engineer resource? - Utility Week
One of the key challenges facing the water and wastewater industry is managing ageing assets. Older assets increasingly require maintenance to remain operational, which calls for engineer resource. But with skills and labour shortages prevalent, tackling maintenance is much more challenging. Therefore, water and wastewater companies need to find solutions…
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September 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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From biomethane in France to hydrogen in Germany, Europe is innovating fast.
@CadentGasLtd is working with European peers to build smarter, cleaner & more resilient energy networks.
Discover how collaboration is driving the energy transition: bit.ly/3UDmmcz
How do I work with my European peers on a resilient energy system? - Utility Week
Cadent has recently signed MOUs with European partners to strengthen collaboration in the fields of innovation, digitalisation and sustainability of gas distribution networks.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM