Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Part 3: NETA, a new decade but old habits by Nigel Cornwall

IN this series of four features, Nigel Cornwall is taking us on a journey over the 30-year history of GB Electricity Market. Nigel Cornwall is...

Grid Lock – why it needs unblocking: RenewableUK Cymru writes to ICON

If we want to tackle the myriad runaway consequences of climate change we can no longer accommodate the fundamental mismatch in design of the...

“We can’t build this movement alone”: CEO reflects on ten years of Big Society...

In his thought piece for ICON, Stephen Muers, CEO of Big Society Capital, looks back at the journey social impact-led investment has taken.   Social impact...

Will Time of Use call Time on Triads?

Triads are a bizarre method of calculating how much to charge a customer. In essence, the word “triad”, when uttered in an electrical context, refers...

World Habitat Day 2020

Today marks the World Habitat Day, created by the United Nations. First celebrated in 1986, each annual observance has seen a new theme focused on...

Why the entire energy system must buy into digitalisation for net-zero: National Grid ESO...

To deliver on Great Britain’s net-zero ambitions, we need to learn from one another, Carolina Tortora from National Grid ESO tells ICON readers in...

Upcoming Supreme Court Judgment could require authorities to consider “end-use” emissions when granting permission...

In the wake of a recent Supreme Court hearing on the legal case against Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for oil...

‘Joining the drops is the key to keeping the taps running’, MOSL talks to...

In this thought piece James Higgins, Corporate Affairs Manager at MOSL, offers insight into the role of non-household market plays in water efficiency in...

Fuelling the battery skills pipeline: EIT InnoEnergy looks at the urgent need for more...

We need to rethink how we train the next generation of battery engineers, Frank Gielen, Education Director at EIT InnoEnergy, writes in his thought...

Customers hold the power in tomorrow’s energy battle, says Delta-EE analyst

David Trevithick, Principal Analyst at Delta-EE, tells ICON about his views on the changing role of the consumer in the energy market.   Here’s something ironic:...