Orkney energy scheme receives £1.2m boost
Smart control technology links turbines to home heating systems
Residents in the Orkney Islands are to benefit from a new smart-control energy system linking the...
Scottish solar experts to gather at Edinburgh conference in September
Scottish Renewables’ first Solar Conference will be held in association with the Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER) in Edinburgh on September 6...
Scottish organics sector grows as impact of waste regulations beds in
The amount of organic waste processed by Scotland’s anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting sector grew by an extra 30,000 tonnes in 2014, a new...
Solar survey respondents reveal third of UK solar jobs lost – more losses expected
Comprehensive PWC and Solar Trade Association survey appears to show support for tax breaks to re-boot struggling UK solar sector as global market accelerates
As...
District heating pipe work has sustainable design rubber stamp
Flexalen 600 pipe work available from Flexenergy, a UK provider of district heating networks, is now Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Silver. This certification can...
New report sets out blueprint for investment in energy storage
A report published today on 14 July will for the first time decode complex market opportunities for UK energy storage and explain what is...
AD industry calls for more fitting support
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called for “more ambition” for anaerobic digestion from the government in its response to the Feed-in...
Work starts on first UK offshore wind tower factory
Argyll, Scotland, gets £27m South Korean investment
Work on the UK’s first offshore wind tower factory officially started in Argyll on 7 July at...
New monster campaign aims to take a bite out of businesses’ overheads
Resource Efficient Scotland, a programme of Scottish Government-backed Zero Waste Scotland, has launched a new campaign to help organisations beat the monsters that are...
New online qualification in energy management
The Energy Institute (EI), the chartered professional membership body for the global energy sector, now offers a new online qualification in energy management. Level...
Green initiatives cut self-storage business’s energy costs by 75%
London based Space Station has successfully reduced its energy costs by 75% through a £550,000 investment in new green initiatives.
Implemented as part of a...
UK is home to first ever global biogas awards
Biogas projects from as far afield as Australia, Denmark, Turkey and Holland were celebrated at "the first ever global AD & Biogas Industry Awards"...
Sand filtration system gives final polish to wastewater following AD installation at maltster
Hydro International has installed a sand filtration solution to cope with increased wastewater capacity following the completion of new anaerobic digestion facilities at...
Best practice scheme launched at AD & Biogas 2016
ADBA has today published three ‘checklists’ as the first step towards a comprehensive Best Practice Scheme for the anaerobic digestion sector.
The scheme is...
UK biogas grows 30% in a year, says report
Almost a third more biogas energy is being produced in the UK compared to this time last year, according to new figures from industry...
Business rates hike threatens viability of rooftop solar
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has raised the alarm about a possible six- to eightfold rise on business rates for rooftop solar coming into...
Wastewater expert showcases options for “getting more from your AD plant”
At the UK AD & Biogas exhibition on 6 and 7 July Huber Technology will be presenting and advising on “getting more out of...
Optimising engines for biogas
Jarmo Vihersalo of ExxonMobil offers an overview of biogas generation, and some thoughts on running engines to optimise performance, an area where his own...
Brexit shouldn’t get in way of realising new vision for Scottish renewables industry
In his opening remarks to the Scottish Renewables’ Onshore Wind Conference in Glasgow on Wednesday 29 June, its chief executive Niall Stuart said: “The...
Innovation award for rotor sail suggests coming-of-age for wind power in marine vessel propulsion
Norsepower Oy, a developer of the renewable energy-powered vessel technology, has announced that it has received the ‘Innovation of the Year’ accolade at the...
