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12 Staying ahead of the game
The sudden switch to homeworking
in light of the Covid-19 pandemic
came as a shock to many in
the utilities sector. Mark Lisgo,
Managing Director of Ctrl Hub,
explains how effective operations
management software can help your
business prepare for the unexpected
16 How to recover from disaster
Phil Jenkins and John Forrest,
owners and directors of the
Pontypridd-based Gas Assessment
& Training Centre, explain how they
rebuilt their business following a
double whammy of misfortune
20 Flue’s clues
As the first ever live demonstration of
hydrogen in homes, HyDeploy aims to
prove that blending up to 20 per cent
volume of hydrogen with natural gas
is a safe and greener alternative to the
gas we use now. However, what is the
effect of this change on the appliances
we use in our homes? Will there be
ramifications for Gas Safe engineers
and the equipment they use to ensure
customers’ safety? Tommy Isaac,
Principal Engineer at Progressive
Energy, presents his research

24 Plastic pipelines, beyond 50 years
New evidence tells us to think in
centuries rather than decades for
the effective lifetime of PE pipe, 16
explains Derek Muckle, Director
of Innovation and Technology at
Radius Systems and a Past President
of the BPF Pipes Group
28 Gearing up for a green gas future
UK households could soon see a
total phase-out of fossil-fuelled
boilers by 2035. That’s the
headline recommendation from
the Committee on Climate Change
(CCC), which in June published its
latest progress report on efforts to cut 12 20
emissions as we strive for net zero.
However, Damien Hawke, Director of
Future Networks at Cadent, says the
story of gas is far from over
32 Building a bridge to the future – Why we
cannot abandon gas in the grid
Steve Scrimshaw, CEO at Siemens
Energy UK & Ireland, explains why
careful use of natural gas is necessary
on the pathway to net zero, and why
clean gases like hydrogen have a role
to play in the energy transition 24 28

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