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Even if it ain’t broke, you still oughta fix it

Making FMCG manufacturing more sustainable using intelligent energy management. By Patricia Torres, Industry Marketing Manager Food and Commodities Solutions, OMRON Industrial Automation Europe Some factory...

Using voltage optimisation to improve energy efficiency in commercial properties

James Goodby, director at voltage optimisation specialist, Powerdown220, presents what he describes as the most effective strategy available to enhance energy efficiency and reduce...

Business energy users: don’t miss your chance to apply for decarbonisation funding

In January, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) opened applications for Phase 3 of its Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). Aiming...

Fresh delays for major battery storage project in Northumberland

A 30MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been dealt a further setback by Northern Powergrid (NPG) in being able to connect to the...

£147 million deal will double Scottish energy storage capacity

Construction has commenced on a new energy storage facility in Scotland, part of a drive to maximise the efficacy of renewables and reduce the...

Comment: “A move away from ‘fabric first’ is a step in the wrong direction”

Paul Spence calls for caution when it comes to promoting the idea that heat pumps should be installed regardless of a property's energy efficiency...

Interdisciplinary research group calls for accelerated delivery of the energy transition

In its annual Review of Energy Policy 2023, published on 14 December, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) urges the next government to take...

£4.5 billion boost for UK manufacturing includes clean energy fund

The UK government is making available £4.5 billion of funding for British manufacturing to increase investment in nine sectors. Announced on 17 November, the funding...

Organizations unprepared for energy and data demands of AI, suggests survey

A new report attempts to identify the hurdles organisations across industries face in the adoption of AI, and to unveil the often overlooked energy...

65% of industry emissions can be reduced with long duration energy storage, says new...

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) can abate up to 65% of industrial emissions using currently existing technologies, according to a new report from decarbonization nonprofit...

Conveyor drive technology boosts energy efficiency of Lapland mine

LKAB has awarded ABB a contract to install two ABB Gearless Conveyor Drives (GCDs) on the existing conveyor belt system at its Malmberget mine...

Energy management system boosts utility’s energy and environmental efficiency

A real-time energy management system for water networks - AQUADVANCED® Energy - has enabled Scottish Water to achieve a 10% average reduction in energy...

Oxfordshire council wins award for local area energy mapping project

Oxfordshire County Council has won a national award for its role in a project that it says could revolutionise the way energy is produced...

Li-ion battery risks reduced by VOC sensors

Photoionisation detection (PID) sensors are able to detect potential problems before they occur in the manufacture and use of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, and the...

First installation of new battery technology in Perth & Kinross

Perth & Kinross Council has become the first place to install the spiral-flow battery technology developed by Edinburgh-based StorTera. Designed, developed and manufactured by the...

Technology for long-duration hydro storage to be explored via new agreement

The HD Hydro storage system is low-cost, energy efficient and fast to develop and construct, explains its developer RheEnergise. In a bid to explore...

Drax approved for new £500m Cruachan 2 pumped storage hydro project

Energy firm Drax Group has secured development consent from the Scottish Government for plans to build a new c.£500m underground pumped storage hydro plant...

UK must support investment in pumped storage hydro, industry tells PM

Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling on the UK Government to urgently support...

Structural sleuthing: Energy savings through building modelling software

Digital building modelling has reduced energy consumption by almost a third at two Jaguar Land Rover facilities, according to Glasgow based IES Consulting, a...

Infographic explains new efficiency standards for motors and drives

With the next set of changes to the ecodesign legislation for electric motors looming, WEG, an expert in electric motor technology, has published an...