Power Supply Pressures – 5 Biggest Threats To Our Electricity
The UK’s power supply system is built with resilience in mind. But as society becomes ever more reliant on electricity,...
9 August Blackout – Energy Firms Fined £10.5 Million By Ofgem
Three energy companies will pay a combined £10.5 million for their role in the 9 August blackout that left more...
South Africa Left In The Dark Over Ongoing Rolling Blackouts
South Africa energy crisis worsens as emergency load shedding cuts power to more than a third of the population.
Lancaster Floods – The Lessons Of Living Without Electricity
What lessons can we learn from the Lancaster floods of 2015 and how one city coped with a mass blackout?
General Election 2019: What Do The Manifestos Mean For The Electricity Network?
With the UK public getting set to cast their votes in the 2019 General Election, we take a look at...
Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 1965
More than 30 million people across Northeastern USA and Canada in the dark for up to 13 hours following transmission...
Cybersecurity Susceptibility In The Smart Grid Era
Does the trend towards a more distributed electricity network increase the threat of cyber-attacks?
St Jude Storm Blows Grid Off Course
St Jude Storm winds touching nearly 100 mph bring death and destruction to south-east England leaving up to 850,000 homes...
Energy Storage Pilot Provides Temporary Power During Blackouts
A fleet of electric vans backed with onboard energy storage systems is aiming to “revolutionise” temporary power restoration.
Biggest Blackouts In History: The Great Storm Of 1987
October 1987 saw the biggest storm to hit southern parts of the UK in almost 300 years kill 18 people,...