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Dutch city goes smart with energy management IoT solution

The City of Arnhem has selected an open-source IoT solution from OpenRemote to develop an intelligent energy management system using advanced IoT technology. The...

How Businesses Can Stop Shivering and Save Money – Top Tips for Cold Weather

As temperatures plummet, businesses can still avoid soaring heating bills, by following some top tips from Resource Efficient Scotland, a programme of Scottish Government-funded...

Future of pumped storage hydro analysed in new report

20 benefits of technology highlighted – along with challenges and solutions A new report outlining the investment case for pumped storage hydro has set out...

Assessing the potential of pumped storage

Craig McMaster of water and natural resources specialist MWH explains why additional pumped storage hydropower could help the UK manage the variability of renewables Is...

Unlocking the energy potential of Scotland’s parks

Research published on 24 February by social enterprise greenspace scotland appears to reveal how the untapped energy potential from Scotland’s parks and green spaces...

UK to adopt 200MW of energy storage assets to stabilise the grid

Due to the increasing share of renewables in Britain’s generation mix, National Grid will contract 200MW of energy storage assets to stabilise the grid...
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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...

Decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

Analysis of public building energy usage appears to find government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target – by 101 years. The UK government...

Industry hails strategy for modern digitalised energy system

On 13 June Energy Systems Catapult published a new report by the Energy Data Taskforce which calls for a single data repository on all...

Digital twin secures savings

The digital twin was used to test various refurbishment scenarios and identify those that would be most effective. A new tool for optimising the...

Metal recycling group unveils new hybrid material handler at Liverpool Alexandra Docks

Giant material handler will help site meet 2040 net-zero sustainability target EMR (formerly European Metals Recycling) has introduced its first electrically-enabled material handler in the...

A compressor manufacturer offers thoughts on saving energy

Mitigating higher energy prices: how we can help reduce energy costs for running compressed air equipment and keep manufacturers competitive? Alexander Pavlov of Atlas...

Grid energy solution allows island in the Azores to increase the use of renewables...

Energy technology firm Wärtsilä has completed the delivery of an island grid energy solution on Graciosa in the Azores. The purpose of the island...

A fair wind for rural residents as island community looks forward to 24/7 electricity...

It may be better known for woolly sweaters than renewable energy, but the most remote inhabited island in the UK is to finally receive...

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...

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...

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...

BTM energy storage facility opens in Devon

A new 2MW behind-the-meter (BTM) battery storage solution was opened on 6 June by optoelectronics manufacturer Plessey, at its manufacturing and R&D site in...

ESOS toolkit and advice aim to illuminate

With just over six months left until the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) compliance deadline of 5 December, the Energy Institute (EI) has launched...

Low and zero carbon homes threatened by Government policies, says report

The Government’s ability to meet EU targets for delivering low carbon homes following the Paris international climate change agreement has been challenged by a...