Public sector can slash its energy bill by looking at lighting, and new courses...
The UK’s public sector is being encouraged to follow in the footsteps of organisations that have seen the light on inefficient lighting as efforts...
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...
Finding the sweet spot for energy storage systems
Michael Lippert, marketing and business development manager for energy storage at Saft, explains how to find the optimum sized megawatt-scale Li-ion Energy Storage System...
Trade group secures tax win for solar and batteries for householders
HMRC confirm 5% VAT for batteries when sold with a new solar system
On 3 August the Solar Trade Association (STA) was celebrating securing a...
Battery storage firms win National Grid tender to provide grid balancing technology
Seemingly an important boost for the development of technologies to help with balancing services for the electrical grid, National Grid announced on 26 August...
IMechE calls on Government to support more local energy trials on UK university campuses
University campuses uniquely well suited to these trials
Advantages include academic and technical expertise, student support as well as ownership of large areas...
Revolutionary smart substation trial to spearhead Net Zero
Smart electricity substations that speak to each other using the 5G network could hold one of the keys to enabling the Net Zero revolution.
Distribution...
With less than four months to go, are businesses ESOS-ready?
With less than four months to go to the ESOS deadline, real estate and capital advisory service Savills Energy is urging businesses that have...
Events will address current challenges in energy grid communication
Energy software provider COPA-DATA has announced the program for the first of four zenon "Energy Day" events planned for 2020. The firm has, so...
Household bills could be cut by £50 a year through energy storage, report finds
A report released today (2 March) by the Carbon Trust outlines the significant cost savings that could be made with the UK electricity system,...
Award recognises smart grid leadership of UK electricity distributor
UK Power Networks has received international recognition for its innovative work including the development of a smart grid.
The power company which runs power supplies...
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...
ERDF selects Elster
ERDF selects Elster to support rollout of up to 35 million smart meters in France
Elster Electricity Solutions selected for ERDF’s Linky project phase one,...
World’s first grid-scale liquid air energy storage plant opens in Bury
The world’s first grid-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant was officially launched on 5 June. The 5MW/15MWh LAES plant, located at the Pilsworth...
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...
Data centre virtualisation and cloud computing can play a pivotal role in power sector...
A new report from power market analytics firm Aurora Energy Research suggests that increased deployment of (and continued improvements in) virtualisation technology could reduce...
Cloud-based energy aggregation and battery waste innovators pick up low carbon funding awards for...
A cloud-based energy aggregation service has picked up the Shell Springboard and Shell LiveWIRE awards, securing £180,000 of equity free funding. Another award went...
Switch to VSD blowers saves 25% energy costs for Scottish wastewater treatment works, says...
By replacing its traditional lobe air blowers with modern variable speed drive (VSD) rotary screw blowers, Scottish Water’s Nigg wastewater treatment works now achieves...
STA launches ‘storage commitments’ for domestic providers
Industry urged to strive for quality to build consumer confidence
The STA launched new guidelines for the domestic storage industry capturing current best practice at...
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...
