Saturday, January 17, 2026

Wasted energies – why we’re getting renewables wrong and how to fix it: Electron...

By connecting dynamic information on network congestion, excess renewables and the availability and value of flexibility at a hyper-local level, we can create a...

Why connectivity is key: Ground Control writes to ICON about unlocking the value of...

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has been transforming global industries and driving digitalisation for some years now – the oil and gas sector...

Growing old ungracefully? Nigel Cornwall introduces his series on the 30-year-old GB electricity market

THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month and ICON marked the occasion with a feature that shared a brief timeline...

‘Scramble to net zero’: GHD writes to ICON

Setting net zero targets isn’t enough without a clear strategy to meet them. The race may be on – but, for most UK industries,...

DSR expert comments on National Grid ESO’s new frequency response service to ICON

Eamonn Bell, Head of Demand Side Response at Inspired Energy, writes to ICON about his observations following the launch of National Grid Electricity System...

Build, build, build is not enough to facilitate a net-zero-driven COVID-19 economic recovery’, says...

Michael Phelan, Chief Executive and Co-founder at GridBeyond, shares his views on the Uk's Green Economic Recovery Plans & National Grid Forecasts.   The Government recently...

Anaerobic Digestion and Food Waste Recycling: Opportunities for an alternative, sustainable method of waste...

In this thought piece, Jonathan Croley and Benjamin Thomson from Ashfords LLP tell ICON readers about the opportunities Anaerobic Digestion offers as local authorities...

The future of powerline inspection is automated, integrated and data-rich, Sharper Shape boss writes...

Petri Rauhakallio, VP Customer Operations of Sharper Shape, writes to ICON about the past, present and future of powerline inspection.     Tedious. If you ask electric...

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...

“By moving to a net zero emissions world, we can hopefully move towards a...

To celebrate the United Nations' World Bee Day, Environmental Consultant Natalie McClay tells ICON readers about our precious pollinators and how we can take...