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EDITORIAL PANEL DO YOU SOMETIMES wish you could predict the

future? Being able to tell when assets are reaching the
end of their useful life is a key aspect of gas safety and
WE ARE CURRENTLY looking for security of supply. Now, with the advent of new machine
individuals to join a soon-to-be learning technology, predictive maintenance is helping
relaunched Gi Editorial Panel. to keep essential systems online and reduce costs. We’re
Meeting twice a year, the panel looking at how these technologies are currently
will look at trends across the supporting UK gas firms in this month’s Gi.
industry, identify exciting new Believe it or not, Britain’s gas grid will be ready to start
projects in the pipeline and discuss to blending hydrogen around the country from next
the future direction of the journal. year, helping to provide families with more secure, homegrown energy supplies,
Members will be from across according to new plans published by the UK’s energy networks. Read all about the
the industry spectrum – from Energy Networks Association’s Hydrogen Blending Delivery Plan, setting out how
downstream engineers to those all five of Britain’s gas grid companies are gearing up to supply blended hydrogen
working at the highest levels of to homes and businesses around the country from 2023.
gas distribution and transmission. Recent power outages across the UK have exposed deep failures in our current
We are particularly interested in energy system. Following a nine-month inquiry sponsored by IGEM, cross-party
hearing from professionals working think tank Policy Connect says the country must use the transition to net zero to
in the hydrogen and biomethane put this right. Read about the findings of the group’s latest report in this edition.
space in order to explore new ways In the aftermath of the 2017 Grenfell disaster, it has become clear that change
to serve these areas of the industry. is on the horizon for UK housing providers. We spoke to key stakeholders from
You’ll be called upon to leverage across the housing sector, service providers and standards professionals and the
your industry contacts, input result was the development of a new kind of IGEM membership: Housing
your ideas, feedback on content Partners. IGEM Marketing Assistant Jodie Shepherd reports on the moves the
and design and occasionally institution is making to support the social housing sector in the face of a shifting
contribute work of your own where regulatory landscape.
appropriate under the supervision In addition to all this, find out who was crowned YPPC 2021 champion, which
of the Editor. ground-breaking IGEM project has been nominated for a prestigious industry
As always, we welcome award and how you can get your hands on a new limited edition of a book
applications from professionals celebrating the country’s ageing gasholders before they disappear for good.
from all walks of life and we are We hope you enjoy the February edition,
keen to develop a diverse panel
with a broad outlook on the issues
facing a modern gas sector. We
particularly welcome applications
from women, LGBTQ+, disabled and
black, Asian and minority ethnic
(BAME) candidates as these groups SHARON BAKER-HALLAM
EDITOR
are currently under-represented BA (HONS) AIGEM
throughout the gas industry. INSTITUTION OF GAS ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS (IGEM)
If you are interested in joining the
panel, email Editor Sharon Baker-
Hallam at sharon@igem.org.uk with
a short rundown of your industry
experience and let us know what you
think you could bring to the panel.

DIGEST
North Sea oil and gas
companies cash in as
energy prices skyrocket
BEIS allocates
more funding for
heat networks
FEBRUARY 2021 Cadent and Equinor
plot hydrogen town
in Lincolnshire
SEE YOUR WORK IN Gas international We are always seeking to share the latest research and
ground-breaking industry developments in IGEM’s journal. If you would like to see your work featured in the
pages of Gi, contact the Editor by emailing sharon@igem.org.uk with a short synopsis of your contribution.
SEEING THE FUTURE
How predictive maintenance could help your business
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