Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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...

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...

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...

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...

Unlocking net zero solutions by coupling energy networks

To achieve a net zero future, planners and operators should consider leveraging the opportunities that lie at the intersection of energy networks, Carlo Brancucci,...

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...

How sustainable is the production of electric cars?

In this thought piece, Paul Preston takes a look at the sustainability of different elements relating to electric vehicle production. Paul is a freelance...

Net zero is a transition step, not the end point, GHD Vice President tells...

"We all need to start thinking about a net-negative future", Tej Gidda, Vice President and Future Energy Global Leader at GHD, tells ICON 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...

Rebecca Gaskill talks Green Homes Grant

It is evident that the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking the Prime Minister’s promise to Build Back Better seriously, by announcing a pledge to...