gas

Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks at the continuing role of natural gas in the UK energy mix. and the alternative gasses currently available: Geopolitical strife and military conflicts in the Ukraine and the Middle East theatre continue to impact global energy costs, so what alternative gaseous fuels can fill the void that fossil fuels previously inhabited? […]

A Nottingham builder has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his failures resulted in a gas explosion leaving a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since. Barry Newman, the sole trader of Foster Brother Builders, was given a 12-month suspended sentence and told to complete 240 hours of unpaid […]

Scotland Gas Networks Plc (SGN Scotland) and Southern Gas Networks Plc (SGN Southern) have voluntarily agreed to pay a total of £8 million to Ofgem’s Energy Redress Fund after failing to meet their targets for attending gas emergencies in the required timescales.  Ofgem’s rules require gas distribution network operators (GDNs), which manage and maintain the […]

Capita plc has been re-selected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to continue to manage the Gas Safe Register. The renewed contract worth £89 million will run from April 2025 to December 2029. The Gas Safe Register is the official list of gas businesses across the UK that are registered to work safely and […]

Darran Smith, Technical Manager at Alpha considers what happens to the UK’s extensive gas network in our low-carbon heat future. A managed transition is critical for network operators and households, so should we do more to support the hybrid option for a smooth changeover? Heat decarbonisation is a critical element of the UK’s journey to […]