NETWORK AWARDS 2019

THE WINNERS 26th March 2019 at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham

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INNOVATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR - ELECTRICITY Celebrating WINNER UK POWER NETWORKS’ - KENT ACTIVE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: excellence “The innovation delivers benefits to a broad set of Welcome to our round-up highlighting the stakeholders and is being winners of this year’s Network Awards. actively promoted for application more widely.”

It’s great to be able to shine a light on the technical and game changing technologies and services that are moving the industry forward. The awards attracted many entries which came from a good cross section of the industry. With so much innovation and Cogent Power’s Electrical Steel Products project – Finalist collaboration highlighted, the judges faced a tough task in ’s Rising and Lateral Mains project – Finalist picking the winners. After much debate I believe we’ve ended Electricity North West’s CLASS project – Finalist up with a great range of winners and I would like to thank the National Grid ESO and UK Power Networks’ judges for their time and effort. The Power Potential project Finalist This event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors and partners so I’d like to Northern Powergrid’s Activating Community say a big thank you to them for getting behind the Engagement project – Highly commended event in its first year. SSEN Transmission’s Dornell Wind Farm Connections project – Finalist Read on to find out who the winners were Turbo Power Systems’ FUN-LV project – Finalist across our 13 categories and discover why the judges thought they stood out. UK Power Networks’ Kent Active System Management project – Winner Alec Peachey, Editor, Network INNOVATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR – APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR GAS WINNER WINNER WALES & WEST UTILITIES’ - RAPID WINDOW CUTTERS PROJECT NATHAN CALDER, MORRISON UTILITY SERVICES

WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “Wales & West Utilities’ “Nathan has an inspiring rapid window cutters story, but there’s also for live mains insertion evidence of a strong have been developed in contribution to the response to a problem business operations. which it has solved in Nathan has overcome an impressive manner, barriers and has worked resulting in benefits for hard to achieve some users and preventing impressive academic disruption for customers.” achievements. This reflects very well on his employer.”

Cadent’s Hynet North West project - Finalist Nathan Calder, Morrison Utility Services - Winner Lagoni’s Cybersecurity and Open Source Scada project - Finalist Sherry Roach and Lee Collier, Northern Powergrid - Finalist National Grid Gas’ Project CLoCC (Customer Low Cost Connections) - Tom O’Callaghan, SP Networks - Finalist Finalist Tim Gilbert, UK Power Networks – Finalist National Grid Gas’ Project GRAID (Gas Robotic Agile Inspection Device) – Highly commended Wales & West Utilities’ Rapid Window Cutters project - Winner

PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR WINNER NORTHERN POWERGRID AND NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY - WINNER ACTIVATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY NETWORKS - SAVE

WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “Northern Powergrid’s “Scottish and Southern Activating Community Electricity Networks’ Engagement project displays SAVE project engaged a an innovative approach wide variety of relevant and has huge potential in stakeholders, and had terms of cracking the really clear benefits identified hard problem of engaging for both the company and customers in energy demand customers. It has definite management.” potential for further rollout.”

Energy & Utility Skills with the Talent Source Network - Finalist Electricity North West’s Powering our Communities project - Finalist Enzen Global Ltd and J. Murphy & Sons Ltd partnership - Finalist Northern Powergrid’s Engaging and Supporting Vulnerable Customers Innovation Gateway and The Power of Many partnership - Finalist project - Finalist Northern Powergrid and Newcastle University partnership - Winner SSEN’s Inclusive Service Panel project - Finalist SSEN and their Warmworks partnership - Finalist SSEN’s SAVE project - Winner SP Energy Networks and CALA Homes - Finalist SP Energy Networks Empowering Smart Cities Initiative - Finalist Wales & West Utilities Warm and Safe Home partnership – Finalist Switch2 Energy and Making a Success of Community Heating project – Finalist NETWORK AWARDS WINNERS

DATA PROJECT OF THE YEAR HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR WINNER WINNER MORRISON UTILITY SERVICES’ - ROBOTIC PROCESS SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY NETWORKS’ – AUTOMATION INFLUENCING BEHAVIOURS

WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “Morrison Utility Services “The judges thought showed a great example Scottish and Southern of how data can transform Electricity Networks’ how a business thinks Influencing Behaviours and practical deployment programme was impressive with man and machine to see from embedding the doing what they do best. programme and approach An excellent project through active championing deployment.” by the leadership team, which has obviously had an effect. A simple but effective message and approach, with transferability.”

Accenture’s Insights Programme - Finalist Morrison Utility Services’ People & Plant Interface - Finalist Electricity North West’s Distribution Network Data Cleanse project - Reach Active and their Proficiency based Progression project –Highly Finalist commended Morrison Utility Services’ Robotic Process Automation project - Winner SSEN’s Influencing Behaviours programme - Winner SGN Ltd’s Transforming Field Data Collection project - Finalist Smart Compliance Ltd and their Gas Detection Technology - Finalist Switch2 Energy and Switch2 Optimise project - Finalist SP Energy Networks and The Site Vehicle & Mobile Plant Safety Forum UK Power Networks’ Kent Active System Management project - Finalist - Finalist UK Power Networks with Be Bright Stay Safe project – Finalist

THE SMART CITIES AWARD HEAT NETWORK PROJECT OF THE YEAR WINNER WINNER SP ENERGY NETWORKS AND GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL - GURU SYSTEMS AND THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP GLASGOW SMART STREET PROJECT

WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “Guru Systems and The “Represents a cross- Guinness Partnership infrastructure approach project was a great use that has real potential of technology in an area to assist the planning of with huge transformation smarter cities.” potential, pointing towards the future of smart meters and heat.”

Social Energy Ltd with their AI software and Grid Connect Hub - Finalist Data Energy and their Heat Network Operator and Bill Agent - Finalist SP Energy Networks and Glasgow City Council with their Glasgow Guru Systems and The Guinness Partnership - Winner Smart Street project - Winner Pinnacle Power and their Clapham Park, A Global Village Green project UK Power Networks Electric Vehicle Strategy – Finalist - Finalist Switch2 Energy, The City House Project – Finalist ENGINEERING PROJECT Sponsored by THE ‘GAMECHANGER’ AWARD – OF THE YEAR NETWORKS WINNER WINNER SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY NETWORKS’ – WALES & WEST UTILITIES, WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION CAITHNESS-MORAY SUBSEA CABLE PROJECT AND PASSIVSYSTEMS AND THE FREEDOM PROJECT

WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “The judges thought that “Wales & West Scottish and Southern Utilities, Western Electricity Networks’ Power Distribution and project Caithness - PassivSystems Freedom Moray Subsea Cable is Project showed innovation an impressive feat of that addresses an engineering which is a important topic as we first for the company and look more towards energy in the country.” systems and interaction between energy vectors.”

Electricity North West’s Protecting Lancaster project - Finalist Cadent and their Bonded Saddle device - Finalist and the Foyle River Crossing project - Finalist Electricity North West and their CLASS project - Finalist Northern Powergrid, Foresight project - Finalist Morrison Utility Services and the Robotic Process Automation project -Finalist SSEN and their Caithness – Moray Subsea Cable project - Winner National Grid Gas and project GRAID - Finalist SP Energy Networks and Balfour Beatty’s YY Route project - Finalist UK Power Networks with Future Smart - Finalist UK Power Networks Powering London 2017/18 project – Finalist Wales & West Utilities, Western Power Distribution and PassivSystems and The Freedom Project - Winner

GAMECHANGER AWARD - NON-NETWORKS NETWORK OF THE YEAR WINNER WINNER FUGRO’S ROAMES VIRTUAL WORLD ASSET MANAGEMENT SP ENERGY NETWORKS TECHNOLOGY

WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “SP Energy Networks’ has “FUGRO’s Roames Virtual a clear focus on delivering World Asset Management for their customers. project shows a clearly They provided a strong innovative technology performance across all that completely re-writes criteria, encouraged by how DNO’s manage their sustainability vision and overheard lines.” initiatives on mental health and health risks.”

Capula with Opus - Finalist Electricity North West - Finalist Faraday Grid Ltd’s Faraday Exchanger - Finalist Fulcrum - Finalist FUGRO’s ROAMES Virtual World Asset Management technology - Winner National Grid Gas Transmission - Finalist NM Group - Finalist SGN Ltd - Finalist Kaluza - Finalist SP Energy Networks - Winner Social Energy Ltd’s AI Software and Grid Connect Hub - Finalist Wales & West Utilities – Finalist Switch2 Energy with Switch2 Optimise - Finalist l Further details of this year’s winners will be showcased in future Turbo Power Systems FUN-LV project - Finalist issues of Network.