Utilities news in the UK | Page 3

An overview of news, trends and research in the Utilities industry in the UK:

Utilities sector can recuperate millions by reducing grid losses Grid losses comprise a substantial cost factor for grid companies, according to an analysis by the IDBC, an international expert community for the power & utilities sector.
15 December 2016
Irish Water hires Royal HaskoningDHV to upgrade treatment plant Royal HaskoningDHV has been appointed by Irish Water, as part of a consortium, to upgrade the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant.
28 September 2016
Smart meters and their challenges for energy distributors | retailers The energy industry is bracing itself for the transformations on the horizon. One of those is the rapidly growing adoption of smart meters.
20 September 2016
M&A activity in Power & Utilities shifting to renewables and tech M&A within the global Power & Utilities sector is moving further towards renewable generation and related disruptive technologies as the writing is on the wall regarding the mid-term need to develop sustainable energy assets.
19 September 2016
Puerto Rico's electricity provider renews contract with AlixPartners Puerto Rico’s main electricity provider, Prepa, is heavily in debt – the company owes creditors around $9 billion.
01 September 2016
Global demand lifts revenues of Dutch water sector to €21.3 billion The Dutch Water sector has, over a period of four years, seen its revenues increase by 10% to €21.3 billion.
17 August 2016
Solar PV mini grids could boost energy supply to rural India As many as a third of Indian households lack access to grid electricity. Many of these households use traditional cooking methods, which are highly polluting, and a grave danger to health.
11 August 2016
WSP buys industrial water consultancy business of Schlumberger WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has picked up Schlumberger’s industrial water consultancy business for an undisclosed sum.
25 July 2016
Rio de Janeiro opens waste treatment plant ahead of Olympics With the 2016 Summer Olympics fast approaching, efforts to prepare Brazil for the influx of visitors and participants is in full swing.
01 July 2016
Onshore wind energy gaining speed, but grids need upgrading Onshore wind energy is becoming increasingly attractive in Europe, as a range of technological advancements, government regulation and industry experience come together to lower energy generation costs.
09 June 2016
Ramboll supports Chinese engineers with offshore wind farm China is seeking to lower its reliance on fossil fuels by stimulating rapid expansion of its renewable generation stock.
09 June 2016
Germany's sustainable energy transformation disrupts utilities industry Germany continues to strongly support the country’s Energiewende (energy transition), which seeks to reduce the country’s reliance of foreign energy and create jobs.
12 May 2016
Accenture, Bilfinger, Deloitte & IBM win mega deal with Thames Water Accenture, Bilfinger, Deloitte and IBM have following a competitive tender process won a mega deal with Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water and sewerage company.
03 May 2016
Ramboll helps Skelleftea with upgrade of water treatment plant Following the contamination of Skellefteå’s water supply by a diarrheal disease causing parasite, the municipality hired Ramboll as the chief consultant for the upgrade of its water treatment plant.
31 March 2016
M&A activity in Power & Utilities sector grows to 200 billion M&A within the power and utility sector has, according to new report, enjoyed a bumper year.
24 March 2016
Improved gender parity boosts financials of Utility companies Gender parity has been, in a number of recent academic and industry reports, correlated with improved business performance in several industries.
15 March 2016
Distributed energy is an opportunity for utilities, not a threat Distributed energy resources are expanding across roofs.
14 March 2016
Emerging markets require 13 trillion electricity investment To meet growing demand in emerging markets for electricity, up to $13 trillion will need to be invested between 2015 and 2040, a WEF and Bain report finds.
02 February 2016
Digital Transformation requires a new way of working It is evident that today’s energy companies will have to turn their businesses towards a data-driven business to survive.
11 January 2016
Global energy & resources consulting industry reaches $14.7 billion Despite oil prices slumping to their lowest price since 2009, the global energy and resources consulting market has grown 6% to $14.7 billion.
14 December 2015
RWE npower names McKinsey partner Kyle Braden CRO Energy provider npower has picked up McKinsey & Company’s transformation expert Kyle Braden, who joins in the newly created Chief Recovery Officer position.
10 December 2015
Capital Consulting and Roland Berger win ONEE tender Morocco’s national utility company for electricity and water has hired management consulting firms Roland Berger and Capital Consulting to design a performance improvement plan, and guide the public
26 November 2015
ETI hires Cambridge Consultants to lead HEMS project ETI and Cambridge Consultants have joined forces to deliver a smart home energy system that provides UK users with key insights and information about their home energy behaviour.
25 November 2015
MOSL selects CGI for water central market system The development of a competitive market within the English suppliers of water and waste water retail services was set out by Water Act 2014.
28 October 2015
Green districts add environmental and economic value Developing green districts has the potential to add considerable economic, environmental and social benefits to the people and businesses that exist there, research by McKinsey & Company shows.
21 July 2015
Approach for unlocking big data in the utilities sector Big Data and its commercial value to organisations is transforming industries across the globe, including the utilities sector.
07 July 2015
HaskoningDHV assists extension offshore wind farm UK Consulting firm Royal HaskoningDHV has been hired by Vattenfall Wind Power to support it with the construction of the Kentish Flats Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, expected to be fully operational in October 2015. The consulting fi
03 July 2015
EC hires consortium to review Drinking Water Directive The European Commission has a commissioned a team of external experts, under the management of Ecorys, to evaluate the Drinking Water Directive and to assess its impact.
17 June 2015
Oxera wins Global Competition Review 2015 award Earlier this week Global Competition Review held its annual awards ceremony, with 25 awards going to firms, cases and individuals that in the past year delivered best practice performance.
17 April 2015
EY: Power & Utilities firms losing ground in diversity The Power and Utilities industry is losing ground when it comes to the number of women in the boardroom, research by EY shows, with the number now at 17%.
13 April 2015
Firms to assist wastewater treatment works expansion Consulting firms Mott MacDonald and Hyder Consulting have been appointed by the Laing O’Rourke Imtech joint venture to assist in the expansion of the UK Davyhulme wastewater treatment works.
13 April 2015
KPMG adds 2 senior experts to Smart Energy team KPMG has recently boosted its Smart Energy team with the appointments of Amy Marshall as a Director in the firm’s Power & Utilities practice and Dimitrios Petropoulos a Principal Advisor in the firm’
20 March 2015

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