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...
Modular generator system founders say can “transform offshore renewables”
A new spinout company has developed modular generator technology the founders say could reduce the levelized cost of energy for offshore renewables by 10...
Study explores complex ocean conditions surrounding world’s most powerful tidal turbine
Innovative drone technology and boat-based surveys are being used to assist the efficient and sustainable development of tidal energy, explains the Marine Biological Association...
UK consumers say they can’t afford a heat pump and have a lack of...
Despite a desire to adopt low-carbon technology in their homes and Ed Miliband's commitment to lifting 1 million of UK homes out of fuel...
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...
Liverpool firm’s hydrogen pressure sensor shortisted for European innovation challenge
Liverpool-based DefProc Engineering has secured a place in this year’s Hydrogen Innovation Challenge, organized by climate tech hub Sustainable Ventures.
Developed for Northern Gas Networks,...
Carbon calculus
Biocarbon might be emerging as an important ingredient in efforts to decarbonize metallurgical production. Envirotec spoke to Sam Beardshaw of UK firm Invica Industries...
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,...
Deal marks a first for ammonia-fuelled platform supply vessels
An equipment-supply deal will enable the conversion of an offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) to operate with ammonia fuel, in what is described as...
China may be shifting from coal to renewables
The pace at which renewable energy is being developed in China is leading to a slowdown in the approval of new coal-powered projects, according...
Home economics: Firms make the case for UK-mined lithium
Water- and energy-hungry mining operations have made lithium an uncomfortable topic for those championing a transition to renewable energy. Can it be mined in...
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...
Hydrogen on the high seas: Sailing vessel secures £4.65 million seed capital
The UK startup behind a system to make green energy at sea using hi-tech sailing vessels has secured £4.65 million in seed capital.
The technology...
Anglo-Scottish electricity superhighway receives £3.4 billion
A £3.4 billion funding package has been awarded to build a proposed new subsea and underground 500km cable between Scotland and Yorkshire which could...
Storage in Catalonia: Optimising energy use at Primavera
In what's described as a disruptive initiative for the event industry, Morillo Energy Rent, with over 60 years of experience delivering energy solutions, has...
A closed-loop solution to the ammonia problem
A perennial problem with anaerobic digesters is the tendency to produce ammonia, which can introduce complications when it comes to finding a suitable destination...
Digital model of Stirling and Clackmannanshire region maps route to carbon-neutral future
Scottish-headquartered global climate tech company, IES, has created a digital twin of the entire Stirling & Clackmannanshire region, informing an energy masterplan to map...
Real-time optical technique finds impurities in hydrogen gas production
Edinburgh start-up Chromacity shares details of the development of a next-generation optical solution for the detection of contaminants in renewable hydrogen.
While renewable hydrogen is...
Getting it right: The critical role of BESS fire risk assessments
A nuanced and comprehensive appraisal of the potential risks of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) can help developers and local authorities make more informed...
