Local authorities don’t usually garner much sympathy, but it’s hard not to feel some empathy for the challenges they face in the 2020s. Not only do they have to facilitate greater connectivity across towns and cities, but they must contend with the demands of an aging population and help us all transition to a net…
One of the questions that sits at the forefront of our discussions, both within our heat business and with our clients, is how do we get the long term, asset owner and customer engagement perspective into the early stages of heat networks planning and design? You may quite rightly ask why that is so important…
Nathan Sanders, Managing Director for SSE Distributed Energy, puts sustainability at the centre of the distributed energy journey. SSE Group’s vision is to be a leading energy company in a low-carbon world. Its purpose is to provide the energy needed today whilst building a better world of energy for tomorrow. And its strategy is…
Charlie Drysdale, Project Development Manager, details how Heat Networks will play a vital role in Scotland’s decarbonisation agenda. Scotland has legislated to become a net-zero carbon society by 2045, with an interim target of 75 percent reduction by 2030. This ambitious target is five years ahead of the UK-wide 2050 target, and we…
Kevin Welstead, Sector Director Electric Vehicles, SSE Enterprise. News that the Treasury is making available a funding scheme worth £400m to bolster Britain’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure is extremely welcome and confirms legislators are serious about our low carbon future. The funds will help create 3,000 new rapid charge points, which can halve the charging…
Charlie Drysdale, Project Development Manager SSE Enterprise Heat and Distributed Energy, shares his views on the new Heat Networks Bill being proposed by the Scottish Government. It was hugely encouraging to see the steps the Scottish Government will take to do something about the ‘climate emergency’ we all face in its new programme for…
SSE is rightly thinking big when it comes to playing its part in tackling climate change and becoming a truly low carbon energy company of the future. But good things come in all shapes and sizes and I believe that our newly created Distributed Energy [DE] business in Enterprise will also have a major say…
Kevin Welstead, EV Sector Director SSE Enterprise has written in Utility Week on how more must be done to support the rollout of electric buses. Whilst UK drivers are now broadly aware of the benefits of electric vehicles, many are still being held back by range anxiety issues when it comes to switching from pumps…
The way in which we heat our homes will see the most radical change as Ireland strives to improve its climate performance, writes SSE Enterprise’s Giles Newton This article originally appeared in Ireland’s Housing Magazine. Giles Newton, Heat Networks Business Development Manager for UK & Ireland. Climate change is having a profound effect on the…
Rochelle Dickson, Head of Customer Services at SSE Enterprise Utilities, sets out the case for adoption of the existing Heat Trust practices as the new framework for heat network regulation. Claire Perry, Minister of State for BEIS, has publicly stated that the UK heat network market will need to: ‘transform on the basis of…
