⚡ Energy System

Some thoughts on the energy system; past, present and future.

The case for (open) data in our future energy system 📈

This blog is supported by a web app that shows the impact of National Grid ESO’s new Demand Flexibility Service. The code is open-source on Github. Note: This article is geared towards the GB energy system. Other energy systems may differ! The scale of the challenge ahead Our energy system needs to change. As we increasingly electrify our homes and industry, we will be placing our energy infrastructure under demand it hasn’t previously seen before....

Hello, world 🌍

“Yesterday was the best day to start. The next best day is today”. Introduction Hello world is a time honoured tradition in computer science. The first time you learn a programming language, one of the first things you do is you figure out how to make it print out something. In Python, this is fairly easy: 1 print("Hello, world!") In some other languages, you might have to bash your head against the wall for a bit to write the code to get the computer to tell you “Hello, world!...