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...
Mortgage rate cuts for energy efficient homes? Pilot scheme appraises possible options
Homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient could see their mortgage rate cut under a new government-backed pilot.
Perenna Bank will receive more than...
Action plan to accelerate grid connections launched by energy networks trade group
The UK's trade association for gas and electricity transmission and distribution has published a three-step plan to speed up connections to the grid. Action...
Green day unravelled: Pundits respond to policy package
An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared...
UK’s first all-electric cement mixer completes trial
The UK’s first all-electric ready-mix concrete mixer has completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries across Birmingham for sustainable building materials firm Tarmac.
The ‘e-mixer’,...
Comment: A solution to unsustainable school energy bills
New analysis shows that primary and secondary schools in London will now face an annual £85 million energy bill. With the cost of living...
Most innovative energy start-ups recognised in German awards
Fifteen start-ups deemed to have the most innovative business models in the field of energy transition and climate protection were celebrated at an award...
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...
£1.8 billion awarded to tackle energy efficiency in homes and public buildings
The UK government announced the allocation of nearly £2 billion in funding on 21 March, which it says will be used to provide energy...
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...
DNO spearheads “world-first” smart transformer trial
Billed as a world-first smart transformer trial, UK Power Network’s Project Stratus will see smart electricity transformers installed within existing substations at Uckfield and New...
Comment: Government can easily avoid a costly legal battle on energy efficiency
Responding to the news that Greenpeace is exploring legal action over the likelihood that the Government will miss its energy efficiency-related target to lift millions...
Europe’s largest battery to connect to transmission network goes live
Owner and operator of the 100MW battery, Zenobē, announced the system - in Capenhurst, Chester - had gone live on 11 February, describing it...
Insulation manufacturer calls for an industry code of practice
New research seems to reveal that more than half of UK surveyors are unfamiliar with spray foam insulation and have a limited understanding of...
