EUROPE’S BIGGEST NET ELECTRICITY EXPORTER


Cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis Patents, has taken on two apprentices to work in key areas of the business ellispatents.co.uk


Power quality monitoring equipment from Bender UK is being used by subsea ROV operator, Film-Ocean, to verify the integrity of power supplies offshore bender-uk.com


JTL is giving one electrical and one MES learner the opportunity to win a prize worth over £1,000 by entering its #lovemyJTLtoolkit competition jtltraining.com


Thorn Lighting has supplied the luminaires for Selco Builders Warehouse as the company embarks on branch refurbishment and expansion thornlighting.com


FPT Industrial, Iveco and Nikola have unveiled the prototype of their first battery electric vehicle for European markets, the Nikola Tre fptindustrial.com


Electricity North West has become the first in the region to purchase two JCB electric mini diggers enwl.co.uk


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rance was Europe’s biggest exporter of power in the first 11 months of 2019, while Italy imported the largest volume of


electricity. These are the headline statistics from a new report on the European interconnector market from energy data analyst, EnAppSys. The research showed that France had total net exports of


39.4TWh during the period from 1 January to 30 November 2019, with most of the power flowing to Italy (13.3TWh) and Germany (11TWh). The high net export level was attributed to large volumes of nuclear generation in France, with the low marginal costs associated with this type of power source making it attractive for the whole European market. Germany was Europe’s second largest net exporter, as well as


France’s second largest net importer during the period, with net outward flows of 25.4TWh. Most of Germany’s exports went to Poland (8.6TWh), which is keen to reduce its heavy reliance on coal-fired power and source cleaner sources of energy from outside of the country. However, when net exports as a percentage of demand was taken


into consideration, the figures for France and Germany were relatively low (9.3 per cent and 5.7 per cent respectively). Sweden (31.1 per cent) and Slovenia (21.4 per cent) had the biggest net exports as a proportion of demand during the period, even though in the latter’s case the net outflow volume was relatively low (2.6TWh). Italy was the biggest importer of electricity during the first eleven


months of 2019, sourcing 36.6TWh from outside of the country. Most of its energy came from Switzerland (17.6TWh), which is still growing its renewables output whilst continuing to rely on nuclear as its primary source of power.


OPERATOR SWITCHES TO RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY


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significant milestone has been met by the North West’s power network


operator, following its move to lead the region to become carbon neutral. Depots and offices owned by Electricity


North West are now being powered by renewable energy generated from Walney Wind Farm off the coast of Cumbria. The switch has helped Electricity North


West take a significant step towards becoming carbon neutral itself, in line with its ‘Leading the North West to Zero Carbon’ plan. Helen Boyle, strategic decarbonisation


manager, at Electricity North West, said: “We’ve set a target as a business to become carbon neutral by 2038, in line with Greater Manchester. While it’s an ambitious target, we know it can be achieved. We’re constantly investing in new technology as the North West moves away from fossil fuels and uses more renewable electricity for things like transport and heating.” Electricity North West’s ‘Leading the


North West to Zero Carbon’ plan sets out bold ambitions to help the region become carbon neutral by 2050 and Greater Manchester by 2038. It also highlights the firm’s


responsibility, as the North West’s network operator, to lead and support businesses and customers to reduce carbon emissions and transition to a carbon neutral future.


EDF ENERGY CHOSEN TO POWER EV CHARGING NETWORK E


DF Energy has been chosen by ubitricity – a company offering alternative, low-cost electric vehicle (EV) charge points that can be integrated into lamp posts and bollards – to be the electricity provider for its UK charging


network, ensuring that EV drivers have access to 100 per cent renewable backed electricity through all 1,800 ubitricity public charge points. Together, EDF Energy and ubitricity will help those without off-street parking and those who live in flats and


urban areas to access a reliable supply of power to charge their EVs. Around 40 per cent of cars are parked on the street overnight in the UK, meaning an offer such as this is needed to make EVs a reality.


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