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

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
EY: M&A in Power & Utilities reaches 177 billion 2014 saw M&A deals in the global power and utilities (P&U) sector increase by 41% over 2013, a recent EY report highlights.
12 March 2015
Unicorn and ENTSO-E deliver electricity platform Earlier this year the so-called ‘ENTSO-E Transparency Platform’ was launched, a platform that aims at boosting the transparency in the European electricity market. The platform was jointly designed and built by Czech origin/
26 February 2015
Newton expands offerings into Energy & Utilities market Operational improvement specialist Newton has expanded its offerings into the Energy and Utilities sector, a move that, according to Newton founder Kevin Jones, underlines the firm’s continued growth and follows the successes of its Transport
04 February 2015
8 trillion needed for electricity goals, say WEF & Bain In a report released for the World Economic Forum by Bain & Company, the current state of electricity sector is mapped out. The authors highlight that while the sector has come a long way in its transition towards a more sustainable
26 January 2015
Marsh: Possibility of blackouts to increase in future The risk of blackouts will increase in the future, according to a survey by Marsh. The research shows that more than a third classifies the state of the industry as ‘unhealthy’. Regulatory uncertainty is seen as the biggest threat to st
30 December 2014
British Gas selects CGI to provide smart meter interface British Gas has selected IT consulting firm CGI to provide an interface that will simplify the management of energy smart meters as part of the Smart Metering Implementation Programme of the UK Government. This programme aims at providing every hou
11 November 2014
8 consulting firms partner of European Utility Week 2014 On 4 November 2014 the European Utilities Week kicks off, one of the largest events in Europe for experts in the energy utilities sector. Approximately 10.000 managers, consultants, and scientists working in the ecosystem of the energy a
02 September 2014
CBRE Consultancy: Green lease increasingly popular Chris Richards, Senior Director at CBRE Building Consultancy explains what a green lease entails, and explores whether they’re a benefit, or a burden.
14 August 2014
BCG develops growth strategy for Indian utilities firm Indian power company CESC has hired Boston Consulting Group to develop a new growth strategy. The consultants have been given roughly six months to draft and finalise the strategic plan. CESC is one of the few privately-owned power uti
13 August 2014
BearingPoint: Big Data strategic asset for utilities market Big Data will become one of the most important strategic differentiators for players in the utilities market in the coming years. Especially the use of Big Data techniques for commercial objectives will separate the wheat from the chaff, concludes
06 August 2014
Global energy consulting market grows to $11.1 billion The global energy and resources consulting market is valued at $11.1 billion, according to a recently released report, 5.7% higher than the previous year.
26 June 2014
Irish unhappy about massive spending on consultants Government officials and media in Ireland are becoming more and more critical towards massive cash flow from (semi)private institutions to management consultants. After multiple recent cases, again a disclosure caused public noise last month. This time
11 February 2014
Accenture and Siemens start smart grid Joint Venture Accenture and Siemens have formed a Joint Venture that will focus on smart grid energy solutions. The new entity, named Omnetric Group, will be based in Munich, Germany, and initially serve customers in
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