2.5 MW community-owned wind project in Ayrshire goes into commercial operation
The Kilbirnie wind turbine1 has completed its first full week of operations, becoming Scotland’s first community-owned development to operate commercially without long-term government subsidies.2...
UK energy bills could rise 10% in July as global gas markets surge
Forecasts for the July–September Default Tariff Cap (price cap) have surged to £1,801 per year for a typical dual-fuel household, according to energy consultancy...
Private wire scheme to supply solar energy to London Tube
Transport for London has appointed SSE Energy Solutions to develop solar installations that will supply electricity directly to the London Underground network under what...
Energy majors to build hydrogen network in the Humber
A consortium of major energy companies has unveiled plans to develop what might become the UK’s first integrated hydrogen transport and storage network, centred...
Geothermal electricity generation commences at United Downs
The UK’s first geothermal power plant generating electricity has gone into operation at United Downs, near Redruth in Cornwall.
Its integration with a production...
Edinburgh green gas conference to highlight economic and net zero value
Taking place two months before crucial Parliamentary elections in Scotland, the conference on green gas organised by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA)...
Hydrogen deal to power Lower Thames Crossing’s carbon-neutral construction push
British hydrogen company GeoPura has been selected to supply what is being described as the largest volume of green hydrogen ever produced for a...
First ever mechanical sail taxonomy sets a standard for wind propulsion
Firms in the wind-assisted shipping sector have published the first structured generational taxonomy for mechanical sails, in a bid to bring greater technical clarity...
Irish energy leaders visit UK’s first unsubsidised biomethane BECCS site
A delegation of more than 20 Irish energy and policy stakeholders has visited Future Biogas’s Moor Bioenergy anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Lincolnshire, as...
The unresolved battle over the UK’s oil and gas future
The future of UK oil and gas production looks likely to be a significant political battleground in the next election. Recent weeks have seen...
Offshore wind supply chain support programme opens
The first Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) offshore wind supply chain support programme directed at businesses across Scotland opened for applications on 12 February.
F4OR...
Sensors installed across Aberdeen in bid to map geothermal energy
Researchers exploring Aberdeen’s potential for geothermal heating have begun deploying a city-wide network of seismic nodes that will be used to create a 3D...
Japan restarts nuclear power generation
Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant was restarted on 9 February, the first reactivation of a nuclear power facility in the country since the 2011...
Research plots pathway to sustainable solar scale-up
Even as the government announces contracts for new solar farms as part of its Clean Power 2030 plan, the question persists: can the renewable...
Latvian firm secures €930K and contracts with ESA and NATO to generate electricity on...
Latvian startup Deep Space Energy has raised €350K in pre-seed funding from investors, in addition to €580K in public contracts and grants from the...
Humidity-resistant hydrogen sensor could ease safety aspects of implementation
Hydrogen is currently expected to play an important role in society’s energy transition. For the technology to be used on a broad scale, effective...
Cost-sharing model unlocks growth opportunities for connecting biomethane to the gas network
Gas distribution network Cadent says it has taken a major step towards removing one of the biggest obstacles facing developers of biomethane – the...
Government awards £181k to four sustainable aviation fuel innovators
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded £181,000 through the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Clearing House to four UK innovators: Avioxx, Clean Planet...
Waste heat from data centres could heat over 3.5 million UK homes
Projected growth in data centres will produce enough waste heat to warm millions of homes in the UK by 2035 – if the infrastructure...
UK must become the next ‘Green AI superpower’ says AI trade group
A report, produced by UKAI, the country’s only trade association for AI businesses, argues that Britain has a clear opportunity to lead the next...
