UTILITY WEEK | MAY 2022 |
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Contents
The Review 6
Energy 8
The government unveils its Energy Security Strategy at last
Renewables 12
Getting community support for onshore wind
Gas 14
Is blue hydrogen a useful bridge or a distraction?
Energy 16
Do we need a Plan B for smart meters?
Heat 18
The challenges in the way of decarbonising heat
Water
What reducing CSOs will mean in practice 20
Talking points 23
Download report 24
How to boost your response to extreme weather events
Event 26
A taster of what to expect at Utility Week Live 2022
Download report 28
Build back bigger with better data
Conference report 30
The Future of Networks: net zero is the solution not the problem
Roundtable 32
Realising the potential of interoperable data
Water 34
The urgent need for water-neutral new-build housing
GAS
What is the case
for blue hydrogen?
WATER
Water neutrality
fi nds a new urgency
UW INNOVATE
Laying the
foundations
for smart cities
Winners and losers
Energy strategy offers bold targets for
offshore wind but leaves onshore in limbo
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Pan-utility 36
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