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Welcome
Spring is the season for energy- related exhibitions and we have previewed three of them in this issue. All Energy in Glasgow is the biggest, encompassing renewables such as wind, solar, biomass and other sectors involved in decarbonisation. The International Power Engineer team have been beavering away to get the magazine ready to hand out to attendees on the ground. We hope you enjoy it. The magazine has almost entirely
transitioned to focus on renewables in a bid to reflect changes in the industry. Please get in touch if you would like to contrbute articles related to these sectors. The cover story ‘Sharing the load’ (page 6) provides fascinating insight into a future of energy provision in which everyone contributes to a flexible AI- managed grid. As Neel Kulhar from tech company Kazula explained this may provide opportunities for customers to tailor their energy use to earn a “buck or two.” Biomass to energy now makes up
approximately 60% of renewable energy provision in the UK and France, although the French market is more advanced with over 1,000 biogas plants. ‘A blooming market’ on page 10 looks at the state of play of this industry in more detail, exploring government forecasts and objectives. Talk of AI is everywhere, and
Data-led decisions on page 26 looks at the work that AI specialist Sharper Sharp is doing with utiities. We have run our first industry
profile with Daniel Matter the managing director of regular IPE contributor Mems AG on page 22. Do get in touch if you would like a profile in an upcoming issue!
Nicola Brittain Editor
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Sharing the load The agile distributed future of energy provision
WASTE TO ENERGY
A blooming industry An overview of the UK's biogas industry
TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
Signs from above Tips on maintaining electricity tower signage
Electric actuators How a product boosts heat supply efficiency
Call for innovation Ensuring safety and efficiency with hydrogen
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Ocean power A look at subsea sustainable technologies
Cable capacity The benefits of new cable testing methods
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