Comment: Decoupling AI’s growth from its GHG emissions will require tech industry collaboration
By Alastair Collier, Chief R&D Officer with climate technology firm A Healthier Earth
Surging greenhouse gas emissions caused by the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution could...
Smart motor innovation could be game-changer for energy saving
An “intelligent” motor developed in Nottingham appears to offer a game-changing combination of energy savings, performance and small size, providing “an industrial motor with...
Over £19.5 million awarded in latest round of the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme in...
Announced on 26 March, this latest Round (7) is the biggest so far of the UK government's Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES), and will...
New codes of practice will demonstrate a high standard of electromechanical repair
The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) is celebrating its 80th anniversary and has introduced its first Codes of Practice for, and backed...
Europe’s largest battery powers up in Blackhillock, in Moray
Zenobē, an owner and operator of grid-scale batteries on the GB transmission network, has announced that Europe’s largest battery site, located in Blackhillock, Scotland,...
Reduced heat losses reported for new mortar building material
A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel improves insulation and finds a use for plastic waste. The team behind this new building...
Report sets out priorities for UK to become a global leader in AI frugality...
Government must ensure that tech companies accurately report how much energy and water their data centres are using, according to a report published on...
Grid connection reforms: What they mean for UK developers
Significant changes to the UK's grid connection process under the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (CP30) will impact project timelines and readiness criteria, posing...
UK’s first ‘smart’ electricity substation installed in Maidstone
What's described as the UK’s first ‘smart’ electricity substation has been installed in Kent – ready to ‘talk’ to other sites and share power...
Businesses aware of generative AI’s environmental footprint, but struggling to address it alone
A new report, ‘Developing sustainable Gen AI’, published on 14 January, appears to show that generative AI has a significant and growing negative environmental...
“DC factory” picks up Energy Efficiency Award from German Energy Agency
An important industry award in Germany has gone to direct current (DC) power technology firm Schaltbau for what's described as the world’s first DC...
Clean energy hubs suggest solution to grid bottleneck
Hybrid clean energy hubs which co-locate multiple low carbon generation technologies offer a promising solution to easing grid connection bottleneck, according to a new...
Seminar for housing stakeholders aims to address barriers to retrofitting
An advocacy group is piloting a whole-house retrofit scheme in the Manchester area. The initiative is the work of Carbon Co-op’s Levenshulme Area-Based Retrofit...
Maintaining confidence: strategies for securing more sustainable operations
Efforts to ensure the continuity of today’s mission-critical industrial operations are blunted by the burden of aging and increasingly complex electrical systems. ABB’s Lee...
Building services stars spotlighted by CSA Awards 2024
Innovative building services projects were commended by experts in the sector at the 9th Annual Awards of the Commissioning Specialists Association (CSA).
The Leonardo Royal...
Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics
A report from logistics specialist Toyota Material Handling (UK) indicates priorities and directions for the logistics industry, given the required trajectory of emissions reduction....
UK government cap-and-floor scheme aims to boost renewable energy storage
The Department for Net Zero and Energy Security (DESNZ) has confirmed the go-ahead of a scheme intended to stimulate investment in the UK’s long-duration...
Battery storage sector warns the system operator is not ready to deliver a grid...
A coalition of battery storage developers representing a significant share of the UK market have written an open letter to the Government and the...
Scottish government approves 228MW:456MWh Smeaton Battery Energy Storage System
The Scottish Government has granted consent for the construction and operation of the Smeaton Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 228MW:456MWh project near Dalkeith,...
Engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots
Zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment, according to a group from Massachusett's...
