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12 The heat is on
As the UK explores ways to reach
net zero emissions by 2050, the
question of how to decarbonise heat
– responsible for 40 per cent of the
country’s emissions – will be essential
to delivering the promise made by
Theresa May on behalf of the UK
government in 2019. With 85 per cent
of UK homes currently connected
to the gas network, making use of
this existing asset to transport clean
hydrogen, which is zero carbon at the
point of use, offers one such pathway,
according to the folks at Northern Gas
Networks (NGN)

16 Digitalising the utilities sector
Deepak Malhotra, Head of Utilities
at Infosys Consulting, argues that
utilities will need to transform or
perish in the face of widespread digital
change

20 Ready to deploy
Damien Hawke, Director of Future
Networks at Cadent, talks about how
the gas industry is responding to
present challenges and those posed by
a low carbon future

24 reaching boiling point
Martyn Bridges, Director of Technical
Communication and Product
Management at Worcester Bosch,
looks at the use of gas and its place in
a carbon net zero future 30

30 Foundations for the future
A new report from the National
Engineering Policy Centre calls
for greater investment in net zero
capacity and digital transformation,
plus a national workforce planning
strategy

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