Use pump storage and renewables to fill nuclear gap, says firm responding to BEIS...

BEIS Energy Infrastructure inquiry receives evidence from Scottish company proposing pump storage hydro as “vital enabler” for alternative to failing Government nuclear plans...

London firm converts 25-strong waste collection fleet to CNG fuel ahead of ULEZ

London’s largest independent food waste collector has completed preparations for the capital’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) by revealing plans to convert all 25...

AD industry body calls for low-carbon CfD scheme to support small-scale renewables

Anaerobic digestion (AD) trade body ADBA makes call on day that Feed-In Tariff ends AD has potential to generate 75 terrawatt hours of...

Top energy-transition start-ups listed by German competition hosts

The "Start Up Energy Transition (SET)" initiative has published its 'top 100' list (#SET100) of international start-ups in the area of energy transition. The...

Battery technology showcase in Telford

The latest advances in energy storage and battery technology will be on show at Battery Tech Expo UK 2019, taking place 28 March at the International Centre, Telford .

An affordable storage system for solar?

Affordable battery storage has been something of a grail for the solar power generator, with the promise it brings to approach truly ‘off grid’ status for residential and similar properties equipped with PV panels .

Energy trading for social housing residents

Residents of a block of flats in Brixton are pioneering a community energy trading project led by EDF Energy that will enable them to trade solar energy with each other .

Puzzle as UK housing report omits solar

A new report on UK housing stock and its readiness for climate change has presented a bracing assessment. Commentators were quick to offer opinions, including the Solar Trade Association (STA) .

Zero carbon business centre is the first Passivhaus Plus certified development in the UK

The Perch Eco Business Centre Bicester, developed by Cherwell District Council and supported by European Regional Development Funding, is a vibrant new workplace in...

Compact heat-recovery-from-sewage system now available for smaller installations

SHARC Energy has widened its offering by launching the PIRANHA™ wastewater heat recovery system in the UK and EU. The PIRANHA is described as...

Scottish Government announces tidal energy fund

The Scottish Government is to launch a Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund, with up to £10 million to help commercial deployment of tidal projects. Responding,...

Scottish Government’s Mike Berry on AD’s role in Scotland’s circular economy

Ahead of chairing a session at the ADBA Scottish National Conference 2019, Mike Berry, Senior Policy Adviser for the Scottish Government, sets out the...

Firm calls for better incentives for on-site renewable energy for food and drink manufacturers

Anaerobic digestion in the food and drink industry is growing eight times slower than in the agriculture sector; millions of tonnes of waste is...

Defence Minister extols virtues of anaerobic digestion following military base deal

Minister Tobias Ellwood calls anaerobic digestion “a truly green and sustainable solution” Norfolk AD plant to supply renewable electricity to nearby RAF Marham...

“Breakthrough” three-in-one instrument for biogas measurement

Environmental and industrial measurement firm Vaisala has introduced what is said to be the world’s first in situ 3-in-1 biogas measurement instrument, the Vaisala...

Founder of electricity-from-heat firm named Swedish person of the year

Climeon’s founder and CEO Thomas Öström has been named Årets svensk, Swedish person of the year, in the category Innovation by the Swedish magazine...

National Grid says “distributed resource desk” will give a big boost to smaller generators

National Grid’s electricity control room introduced a new ‘Distributed Resource’ Desk on 23 January that enables power system engineers to give instructions much faster...

New guide will help organisations reduce emissions and achieve international targets, says IChemE Energy...

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre has launched a good practice guide in energy and resource efficiency that it says will help...

Feed, chop and pump process boosts family farm’s new AD facility

In the heart of the Wye Valley area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Herefordshire, a Börger pump is said to have significantly enhanced the...

Borders wastewater site celebrates green energy milestone

A wastewater treatment works in the Borders has become one of Scottish Water’s most self-sufficient energy sites. Galafoot Waste Water Treatment Plant in Galashiels now...