From 2007 to 2016, Steve Holliday was the CEO of the UK’s National Grid. In that time, the share of electricity generated by renewables in the UK grew from 3% to 16%. Today, that number is close to 40%. Rebecca and Joe talk to Steve about his time leading the National Grid through the beginning of the energy transition. They also get Steve’s perspective on some of the big questions around the future of the grid, including: The untapped potential of demand response and virtual power plants;Gri...
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From 2007 to 2016, Steve Holliday was the CEO of the UK’s National Grid. In that time, the share of electricity generated by renewables in the UK grew from 3% to 16%. Today, that number is close to 40%. Rebecca and Joe talk to Steve about his time leading the National Grid through the beginning of the energy transition. They also get Steve’s perspective on some of the big questions around the future of the grid, including: The untapped potential of demand response and virtual power plants;Gri...
“The Victorian Internet”—The world’s first global communication network
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“The Victorian Internet”—The world’s first global communication network
The telegraph system went from speculative theory to a global telecommunications network connecting continents via undersea cables in just 35 years. Episode page: https://www.aveva.com/en/perspectives/podcasts/the-victorian-internet/ Article page: https://www.aveva.com/en/perspectives/blog/dot-dot-dash-35-years-that-shrunk-the-world/ [1] “The Electric & International Telegraph Company's map of the telegraph lines of Europe” Published under the Authority of the Electric Telegraph Compa...
Our Industrial Life
From 2007 to 2016, Steve Holliday was the CEO of the UK’s National Grid. In that time, the share of electricity generated by renewables in the UK grew from 3% to 16%. Today, that number is close to 40%. Rebecca and Joe talk to Steve about his time leading the National Grid through the beginning of the energy transition. They also get Steve’s perspective on some of the big questions around the future of the grid, including: The untapped potential of demand response and virtual power plants;Gri...
