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UK Power Networks receives major innovation funding boost More than a dozen high profile innovation projects have been given the green light after UK Power Networks secured funding from industry regulator, Ofgem. The latest round of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, has seen 13 UK Power Networks’ projects given…
Safety issues at top of the tree for UK Power Networks Safety issues have been top of the tree at the special two-day forum, which dealt with everything from mental health, accidents and climbing techniques to healthy eating and the body language of trees. Following a successful first event last year, UK Power Networks organised…
UK Power Networks collaborates on underground data initiative UK Power Networks has been an active participant of a new data project to digitally map underground infrastructure across the UK. The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) was launched in 2019 by the Geospatial Commission, part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The register…
EV owners in charge thanks to innovative app feature Electric car owners can stay in charge even if there’s a power cut, thanks to innovation from UK Power Networks and ev.energy. The two companies have come together to launch a new feature in ev.energy’s app that tells customers of any power cuts in their area.…
Solar-powered electric cars for Northumberland County Council As part of its ambition to cut carbon emissions in half by 2025, Northumberland County Council has appointed UK Power Networks Services to design and build a £3 million infrastructure upgrade to its main staff car park in Morpeth, including 120 new electric vehicle charge points. This includes…
Newts feel at home in Halesworth A group of electricity workers powered through a range of tasks to help great crested newts feel at home at a pond in Halesworth. Staff from UK Power Networks volunteered their time to do vital maintenance on a pond that has long been a place for the protected newts…
UK Power Networks tell families ‘tis the season to stay safe at home Families are being urged to stay safe with the big switch on of Christmas lights inside and outside their homes this festive season. UK Power Networks is reminding people to put safety first ahead of the first weekend of December, when many…