Much to chew on at cleantech panel session
A panel of experts gathered in Edinburgh in December to discuss the topic "Cleantech: The key ingredient for a sustainable food and drink industry?"...
Better the dEUvil you know?
Dr Kerry Ashford, Chief Executive of the National Energy Foundation, offers a few thoughts on the EU referendum and its implications for energy and...
New SCADA platform claimed to offer verifiable energy savings
Paul Hurst, Director at Products4Automation, a SCADA expert and exclusive distributor of Progea products in the UK, explores Pro Energy.NExT and its benefits to...
AI energy management system nominated for Retail Energy Forum’s annual awards
Optimal Monitoring has been nominated as one of three short listed finalists for the Wright Commission Award
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....
Increase in renewables sees Irish winter energy prices drop below historic average by 2027
Data from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight Ireland’s third ‘All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030’ report has forecast Ireland is set to reach its 80%...
Smart metering delay follows IT concerns
THE government announced in May that it would delay for a year the introduction of smart metering, following concerns that the industry is not...
Battery storage first will assist Scottish utility’s net zero drive
Scottish Water has completed work on its first large-scale battery storage project which the utility says will accelerate its drive towards net zero...
Edinburgh firm receives £5m for large-scale battery
StorTera, an Edinburgh based developer of intelligent energy storage solutions, has secured £5 million of funding from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) to...
Peter powers over Pavegen pavement tiles
PAVEGEN has had the largest ever installation of its energy-harvesting pavement tiles at the 2013 Paris Marathon.
Commissioned by French energy specialists Schneider Electric, lead...
IoT will save 8x the energy it consumes by 2030, says report
By 2030 IoT deployment and its disruption of various industries is expected to save more than eight times the energy it consumes, resulting in...
Energy storage reform needed to meet net-zero, says report
Price floor should fill gap in ‘fragmented’ market
Report funded by Scottish Renewables, the British Hydropower Association, Buccleuch, CCSQ, Drax Group, Intelligent Land...
Grid optimisation technology helps power 45,000 homes with renewable energy
An innovative device has seemingly freed up 95MW of additional network capacity – enough to power 45,000 homes – leading its supplier to declare...
Energy storage key to net zero ambitions, says conference speaker
The Ffestiniog scheme in North Wales: Pumped storage can resolve a perceived conflict between boosting economic activity and encouraging a sustainable green agenda, said...
Stemming the streams: Reducing the environmental cost of video content
The rise in video streaming is one of the biggest hidden culprits behind rising emissions in developed countries. Sergio Grce, CEO of video-streaming expert...
A lopsided prospectus? Commentators appraise the Spring Budget
Nuclear energy and carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCUS) were notable beneficiaries in the chancellor’s Spring Budget (presented on 15 March), which seemed geared...
Observers respond to UK Government “Clean Growth Strategy” announcement
The UK Government has set out a new strategy that appears to outline how it will tackle climate change while driving economic growth.
Announced on...
Give your old appliances a green makeover
Commercial air conditioner expert Daikin offers advice on the best ways to transform your existing appliances into better, more efficient, greener versions of their...
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...
£1 million grant for novel hydro energy storage system
BEIS-funded research project to identify and test minerals and discarded wastes for use in RheEnergise’s grid scale hydro energy storage system
In partnership with the...
