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12 Hydrogen – The heat is on
What part could hydrogen play in the
UK’s future energy mix as the drive
for a low carbon future gathers pace?
National Grid Gas Transmission’s
Head of Engineering and Asset
Management Antony Green looks at
the challenges and opportunities

16 The virtual training ground
Phil Jenkins, Director at GATC,
explores how undertaking complex
tasks in a virtual reality environment
allows operatives to practice
otherwise hazardous activities and
gain valuable expertise without
placing themselves or others at risk

20 The impact of Brexit for the gas industry
By Selina Hinchliffe, Partner at
national law firm Browne Jacobson
and Andrew Douglas, Legal Assistant
in the energy sector team

24 Back to the future – Training the next
generation of gas industry welders
A construction industry viewpoint
from Tony Cottrell, Managing
Director and Lewis Watts, Weld
Engineering Manager at Fastflow
Energy Services

28 CPD on a shoestring
Undertaking and recording your CPD
activities doesn’t need to be time- 20
consuming or arduous. In fact, many
of the activities you do as part of your
daily work are classed as CPD. Gi
Editor Sharon Baker-Hallam looks at
some cheap and easy ways to stay on
top of your professional development

30 The creation of the gas networks
Twenty-five years on from the
formation of the gas networks,
IGEM Marketing Assistant Dimple 12 16
Visram remembers the path we
took to get here

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