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Here we will be passing on our knowledge and expertise to our connections and developer community, and our commercial , industrial, rural and public sector audience. In written articles, videos, webinars and podcasts, we’ll post simple explainers of technical terms for ‘network newbies’ through to news, insight and thought leadership on the evolving connections landscape.

Our Connectologists®

Pete Aston

Specialist Connections Engineer

Headed WPD’s EHV design team, led its ANM rollout, transmission boundary processes with National Grid and responsibility for >500 EHV connection offers per annum

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Philip Bale

Specialist Connections Engineer

Headed WPD’s East Mids EHV design team, led four WPD/Ofgem innovation projects, including 1st ANM scheme and curtailment assessment model, and managed 145 EHV connections

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Catherine Cleary

Specialist Connections Engineer

MEng from Oxford, research at Princeton, headed grid teams at TNEI and GRIDSERVE, led advice to Ofgem, HS2, DfT and >500 distribution and transmission connections

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Nikki Pillinger

Specialist Connections Manager

MSc in Energy Policy, headed grid teams at GRIDSERVE and British Solar Renewables, spearheaded the origination, de-risking, project management and energisation of a significant number of connections

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News and Insight

The problem with tertiary connections

Pete Aston2022-06-07T07:34:34+00:00May 12th, 2022|

The differences between transmission and distribution connections

Catherine Cleary2022-06-07T07:34:50+00:00May 12th, 2022|

P28, the engineering recommendation limiting the deployment of battery storage

Pete Aston2022-06-22T10:14:11+00:00May 2nd, 2022|

Explainers

What is Category Z Active Network Management?

Pete Aston2022-05-18T11:12:06+00:00

What is Active Network Management?

Pete Aston2022-05-11T10:48:42+00:00

What limits Active Network Management systems?

Pete Aston2022-05-11T10:49:52+00:00

What is Category B Active Network Management?

Pete Aston2022-05-11T10:49:06+00:00

What are tertiary connections?

Pete Aston2022-06-07T16:23:37+00:00

What is curtailment in electricity networks and how does it work?

Pete Aston2022-05-11T10:49:18+00:00

What is demand headroom?

Pete Aston2022-05-19T10:13:31+00:00

What can affect the deliverability of a cable route?

Pete Aston2022-05-19T10:18:46+00:00

How close does an energy scheme need to be to an electricity network?

Pete Aston2022-05-19T10:18:53+00:00

What are circuit ratings?

Pete Aston2022-05-19T10:19:02+00:00

What are transformers and how do they work?

Pete Aston2022-05-05T10:45:17+00:00

What are second comer charges?

Pete Aston2022-05-05T10:45:28+00:00

Triggered or planned network reinforcement – help or a hinderance?

Pete Aston2022-06-08T15:55:12+00:00

What is network reinforcement?

Pete Aston2022-06-07T07:34:59+00:00

What is fault level headroom?

Pete Aston2022-07-20T11:19:20+00:00

What is fault level?

Pete Aston2022-07-20T11:20:53+00:00

What is reverse power flow?

Pete Aston2022-05-05T10:45:58+00:00

What is the difference between power and energy?

Pete Aston2022-05-05T10:46:08+00:00

What is network complexity?

Pete Aston2022-05-05T10:46:17+00:00

What is National Grid?

Pete Aston2022-06-07T07:35:08+00:00

Electricity transmission and distribution networks for newbies

Pete Aston2022-07-28T11:29:09+00:00

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