Follow four steps for successful AD plant design
From developing a small-scale on-farm digester to a large biomethane facility, embarking on a new anaerobic digestion project can be a daunting prospect....
Non-combustible commitments? The Heat and Buildings Strategy unpacked
The UK has long lagged behind its European neighbours in encouraging the uptake of low-carbon heating, but the long-awaited Heat and Buildings strategy, published...
Technologies to reach net zero explained in new ‘key facts’ guide
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new Energy technologies for net zero guide which gives a detailed look at the...
Using data to create a safer environment for lone workers on an AD plant
With the waste and recycling sector ranking the second highest for workplace death rates according to the HSE annual workplace fatality figures for...
Gas decarbonisation champions launch campaign at Westminster
Members of the Decarbonised Gas Alliance (DGA) gathered in Westminster on 18 October to discuss - and seek support for - the role...
Collaboration to harness EV batteries to help balance the grid
Partnership will implement "the UK’s biggest Virtual Power Plant"
Energy company SSE and electric vehicle (EV) smart charging service provider Jedlix have signed a deal...
Adding fuel to the fire? Report further establishes destructive influence of biomass method
A report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) seems to strengthen the case against Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), currently a key...
Net zero transport plans need to include life-cycle energy and GHG emissions, says study
Government policy should increase its focus on the well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and overall energy efficiency performance of new fuels for transport,...
Can we hit the 2035 clean electricity target? Experts offer their two cents
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to eliminate fossil fuels from UK electricity production by 2035.
Speaking at the conservative conference in Manchester...
Biogas trade association hosts side event at COP26, exploring short-lived climate pollutants
Three weeks away from the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), the World Biogas Association (WBA) is preparing to travel to Glasgow to represent...
Shortlist for Scottish Green Energy Awards sees tidal, hydro, heat and more vie for...
Finalists announced on 5 October in 11 categories
Gravity, indigenous crofters and in-turbine toilets are all key parts of projects which have been shortlisted for...
Booming hydrogen market heralds water technology opportunities
Global market could grow to be worth up to US$12 trillion, says BlueTech Research, with opportunities for water technology suppliers
The hydrogen economy is at...
World’s longest subsea interconnector powers up between the UK and Norway
The possibility of sharing renewable energy between the UK and Norway appears to have taken a significant step forward with the commissioning of the...
Firms win funding for EV battery management advance
A project aims to create new algorithms which will estimate the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) in an Electric Vehicle (EV) battery, with the firms...
Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia
Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and...
Blend ambition
By publishing a hydrogen strategy on 17 August the UK has joined a club of 30+ other nations who have outlined a policy framework for the renewable fuel, viewed as indispensable to global efforts to prevent temperature rises above 1.5ºC by 2050. A mixed reception seemed apparent from commentators, particularly in relation to ongoing support for blue hydrogen. Envirotec reports.
Academic paper highlights AD’s current and future carbon footprint
Bath University’s recent paper identifies the potential for GHG emissions savings from biogas utilisation
In Wiltshire, Malaby Biogas’s Bore Hill Farm Biodigester was the case...
Canadian AI firm selected by UK government to demonstrate emissions-reduction commercial building technology
A Canadian firm with a technology that enables "grid-interactive buildings" has been selected by the UK government to participate in the Tech For Our...
AD trade body responds to IPCC report: UK commitment “needed more than ever ahead...
As the UK prepares to host a critical COP26 and Prime Minister Boris Johnson reflects on a "sobering" Sixth Assessment report by the Inter-Governmental...
Tracking grid stability: $15M fundraiser for tech firm
UK and Finland based grid technology firm Reactive Technologies has completed a $15M fundraiser, its biggest so far, with new investors including BGF, Breakthrough...
