Transformer safety is paramount, but are we acting on it?
April 30, 2020
Barry Menzies, managing director at MIDEL, questions whether businesses are making transformer safety a business priority.
Tag: Power
Covid-19 sees 20% drop in weekday Irish electricity demand
April 29, 2020
With a large proportion of specific sectors throughout Ireland having either closed or scaled back their operations due to Covid-19, Cornwall Insight has noted a significant drop in Ireland’s electricity demand on weekdays.
Challenger energy suppliers join the “Big Six”
April 27, 2020
Research from Cornwall Insight’s Domestic market share survey for the first quarter of 2020 has shown a shake-up of the rankings that is unprecedented in the survey since its launch.
Surge in negative pricing due to coronavirus
April 21, 2020
As a consequence of Covid-19 and its effect on energy demand, wind now represents a more substantial proportion of Great Britain’s energy mix. At the same time, CCGT plant is having to respond to lower load factors, resulting in not only record low
Prevention is better than cure
April 16, 2020
On August 9, 2019, a lightning storm caused blackouts across parts of the UK. Although the blackout lasted for less than an hour, around one million people were affected. In light of this event, John Mitchell, global sales & marketing director at supply, installation
Electricity North West supports specialist field hospital
April 15, 2020
Engineers from Electricity North West have supported the creation of the region’s first specialist field hospital, the NHS Nightingale Hospital North West.
Norco partners with Alcad for UK battery service
April 9, 2020
Alcad has appointed Norco Group Ltd as its UK Service Centre for nickel technology industrial batteries, covering backup power systems for the North Sea’s offshore oil and gas industry, as well as transport, data centres, utilities, hospitals and other mission critical industries.
Non-energy charges set to rise due to falling energy demand
April 7, 2020
As a result of the government-imposed lockdown, energy demand for power has fallen dramatically, declining by 0.10TWh against March 2019. Research from Cornwall Insight predicts that if this 0.10TWh decline is maintained across the originally announced three-week lockdown, the aggregate impact of
Hoppecke advises on battery care during the Covid-19 crisis
April 7, 2020
Hoppecke has outlined best practice for battery care and maintenance where electric vehicles are standing down during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Key workers keep the power flowing at ENW
April 2, 2020
Electricity North West has reassured customers about power supplies in the region, as teams of engineers continue working to keep power flowing.