Rising stars celebrated at Scotland’s Young Professional Green Energy Awards 2026
Scotland’s next generation of renewable energy leaders were celebrated on 20 August at the Young Professional Green Energy Awards 2026. (Words: Scottish Renewables).
The annual...
Waste-to-SAF technology completes 72-hour endurance trials
A UK process for converting waste biomass into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has completed continuous production runs lasting up to 72 hours,...
Europe needs over 140 LNG cargoes a month to rebuild record low gas storage...
Europe will need to significantly ramp up LNG imports over the coming months to rebuild record-low gas storage levels ahead of winter, after months...
Ferrari’s first electric car fetches record $40m at US auction
Ferrari’s first fully electric car has sold for $40 million (£29.8m) at a charity auction in California, setting a world record for the highest...
IE5 motor efficiency class enters IEC standard
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has formally incorporated the IE5 efficiency class into its principal international standard for line-operated AC motors, establishing defined efficiency...
Could geothermal roads help prevent potholes before they form?
The UK’s pothole problem could one day be tackled from beneath the road surface, using technology that collects heat from roads in summer, stores...
UK solar-thermal manufacturing gets £7.5m backing from GBE
Renewable heat technology firm Naked Energy plans to establish an automated UK manufacturing facility after securing investment from Great British Energy and Barclays Climate...
AD trade group welcomes NESO biomethane report and calls for greater government ambition
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed NESO's report Exploring the Role of Biomethane in the Energy System to 2050, which concludes...
Ofgem proposes grid connection fees to deter speculative data centre projects
Data centre developers could be required to pay refundable commitment fees worth hundreds of millions of pounds to secure electricity grid connections under new...
Massachusetts utilities test residential EVs as grid resource in vehicle-to-grid pilot
Two of Massachusetts' largest electricity utilities have launched a pilot programme to test whether residential electric vehicles (EVs) can operate as grid assets, in...
Government legalises plug-in solar panels for UK homes from August
The UK government is to legalise plug-in solar panels for household use from 27 August, allowing consumers to generate electricity from small photovoltaic systems...
Dirty solar panels may be quietly eroding commercial PV performance, installer warns
Commercial building owners could be losing a significant proportion of the electricity generated by their rooftop solar arrays through gradual build-ups of dirt and...
Roadmap paper outlines how superconductors can decarbonise transport sector
Superconducting technologies have the potential to supercharge the decarbonisation of transport, saving gigatonnes of emissions in the future, a new paper suggests.
The ‘roadmap’ paper...
Power pivot: AI data centres could help ease grid pressure, researchers argue
AI's unprecedented demand for power is turning big tech companies into builders of their own energy infrastructure - and under the right policies and...
What has really changed for the ‘responsible person’?
Recent updates to the international standard governing the repair, overhaul, and reclamation of equipment used in hazardous areas have seen notable updates to the...
Grid congestion driving shift towards smarter renewable operations
The Netherlands' worsening grid congestion is providing one glimpse of how renewable operators across Europe may be forced to manage increasingly complex portfolios of...
Solar becomes EU’s largest power source as June output hits record high
Solar power supplied a quarter of the European Union's electricity in June for the first time ever, overtaking nuclear (21%), gas (15%), wind (14%)hydro...
Sizewell B wins 20-year reprieve
The UK government has approved a 20-year extension to the operating life of the Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk, allowing the plant...
Scotland weighs data centre moratorium as concerns grow over AI energy demand
The Scottish Government is considering a temporary moratorium on new hyperscale data centre developments, amid growing concern over their potential impact on energy demand,...
Future leaders in Scotland’s renewable energy industry recognised by shortlist
More than 30 young professionals have been shortlisted for this year's Scottish Renewables Young Professionals Green Energy Awards, which celebrate emerging talent across Scotland's...
