Insights and news
As global travel becomes more accessible and airports undergo major expansion programmes to keep up with customer and airline demand, the public scrutiny of carbon emissions is at an all-time high.
14 October 2019: Manchester Metropolitan University signs Memorandum of Understanding with UK Power Networks Services, with the aim of working together to create smart energy solutions for a range of UK organisations.
With the national push for carbon reduction firmly in place, exploring more efficient and smarter methods of energy procurement and management has never been more important.
19 September 2019: We are delivering projects to renew and upgrade Manchester Metrolink’s electrical infrastructure.
As new rolling stock enters service more energy-hungry trains running at increased frequency is placing pressure on existing electrical infrastructure.
A resilient electricity network is crucial to rail operations. The impact of power outages can range from the inconvenience of a minor train delay to unrecoverable commercial and reputational damage.
UK airports are under enormous pressure to ensure they have the capacity to keep up with demand, which in turn affects the performance of their energy infrastructure.