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...
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...
Part 2: NETA, striving to be better 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...
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...
On wondrous trails of greenspace – access to nature in the UK through the...
In this opinion piece, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen takes a look at inclusivity of greenspace from her native cultural perspective.
Since I started working in...
‘It’s time to get our house in order while the sun is shining’: UK100...
Following publication of UK100's series of Local Net Zero Delivery progress reports, Rupert George, their Director of Communications and Campaigns, offers more insight into...
Could AI be saviour of your ESG strategy?: The Legal Director writes to ICON
In this thought piece Kiley Tan from The Legal Director tells ICON readers what role Artificial Intelligence can play in meeting their environmental, social,...
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...
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...
“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...