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22 Sep 2020Waste-to-Energy Boosts Energy Assets’ Sustainability Programme
How fitting for an energy business that food waste collected at the company’s offices around Britain is being converted into power.
This waste-to-energy programme is just one milestone on the Energy Assets sustainability journey – a pathway that includes accreditation to the most rigorous international environmental management standards. Read article -
17 Sep 2020Handling Complexity Out In The Field
Our engineers are used to working in a way that minimises disruption, however sometimes unexpected complexities can arise when they are on a job.
We would like to take this opportunity, during Gas Safety Week 2020, to highlight the expertise of our engineers and demonstrate how highly competent and equipped they are to tackle any technical complexity out in the field. Read article -
14 Sep 2020Luca Sutera Joins Energy Assets Group as CFO
A leading finance executive with global energy business experience has joined Energy Assets Group as Chief Financial Officer.
Luca Sutera takes up his new role at Energy Assets as we prepare for an era of accelerated growth. Read article -
14 Sep 2020Gas Safety Always Comes First…Even in a Pandemic
At Energy Assets safety always comes first and always will!
So, when the COVID-19 crisis struck, we developed and applied new working practices to our gas meter exchange and installation operations to ensure the continued safety of our engineers and our customers.
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9 Sep 2020World EV Day - Reality Check for Domestic Charging Networks
One of Britain’s leading operators of local energy networks is warning that the electric vehicle (EV) revolution could be in danger of stalling unless technological innovation can prevent system overload.
On World EV Day (September 9), Energy Assets Networks has highlighted how, without intervention, the projected rapid rise in demand for electricity to power domestic EV charging units could lead to outages. Read article -
27 Aug 2020Stuart McLeod has officially received ownership of the IGEM Scottish Section Chain of Office
On Friday 7th August 2020, Stuart McLeod, Policy Engineer for Energy Assets Ltd and current IGEM Scottish Section Chairperson, officially received ownership of the IGEM Scottish Section Chain of Office. Read article -
25 Aug 2020EAU Injects Energy into Gas Network for World Class Multi-Use Development
A gas network construction project fundamental to a £1bn regeneration scheme in Liverpool has been completed three months ahead of schedule, despite the coronavirus lockdown.
Energy Assets Utilities (EAU) designed and completed the gas works for the Paddington Village Energy Centre and District Energy Scheme on behalf of Liverpool City Council’s main contractor Morgan Sindall to help pave the way for a world leading innovation district in health sciences. Read article -
20 Aug 2020Local energy network innovation needed on journey to net zero emissions
Local energy network operators must play a significant role in balancing consumer demand for energy with available capacity if the UK is to achieve its net zero carbon emissions goal.
Symon Gray, Head of Networks at Energy Assets Networks, says that the move toward greater electrification and the decision to outlaw new petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles by 2035, will require independent distribution network owners (IDNOs) to bring greater innovation to local network design and load management. Read article -
12 Aug 2020Learning the Lessons of Lockdown with the WUN
The Womens Utilities Network (WUN) will be unpicking ‘Lockdown Learnings’ during a special virtual event supported by Energy Assets.
As easedown replaces lockdown, the online session on August 26 - Lockdown Learnings, Legal issues & Legacy - will look at how the dust is settling in the utilities industry and what the ‘new reality’ will look like?
The WUN, which focuses on developing and encouraging women in the utilities sector, has put together an impressive line-up of speakers looking at the immediate and longer-term impact of COVID-19. Read article -
15 Jul 2020Energy Assets Group Plans for Accelerated Long-term Growth
Energy Assets Group, one of Britain’s leading independent metering services and utility network construction and ownership businesses, is planning for accelerated long-term growth as it begins a phased return to operations across the country.
The success of the company’s business model recently led to our acquisition by Asterion Industrial Partners, EDF Invest and Swiss Life fund, a move welcomed by Energy Assets Group Chief Executive Colin Lynch as a springboard for expansion. Read article -
6 Jul 2020Metering, Monitoring and Data - the measure of sustainability
One of the recurring themes in plans for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been a determination in government circles to invest in a greener, more sustainable future.
We are all only too aware of the tragic human cost and economic turmoil wreaked by the crisis, but one unexpected consequence of the new way of working has been lower carbon emissions. The government, in the words of the Prime Minister, is looking to ‘entrench those gains’ through the recovery phase on the road to net-zero emissions.
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25 Jun 2020Comprehensive resilience planning underpinning our return to work
Slowly, responsibly, people within the Energy Assets Group are returning to construction sites, depots and offices in step with government guidance and with the full support of comprehensive workplace safety arrangements.
This phasing in of operations will adhere strictly to the rules of each nation across Britain and, in keeping with our resilience planning, will involve close liaison with our staff, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. The guiding principle is ‘Safety First – Safety Always’. Read article