Nominations open for the Scottish Green Energy Awards

Billed as the UK’s biggest celebration of renewable energy, The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2023, opened for nominations on 26 July. This year’s event will...

Drax approved for new £500m Cruachan 2 pumped storage hydro project

Energy firm Drax Group has secured development consent from the Scottish Government for plans to build a new c.£500m underground pumped storage hydro plant...

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...
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AI firm aims to help maximise gains from solar installation

An AI technology company based in Southampton says it is making it easier for businesses and homeowners to install solar panels and get the...

Lambeth Pier connection paves way for greener River Thames

Electric boats along the River Thames will soon be able to plug in to charge and reduce emissions thanks to a partnership between...

Storing hydrogen safely and efficiently: US firm outlines vision

A US firm has a vision to design and develop durable and efficient solid-state hydrogen storage solutions that work under ambient temperature and low...

UK likely to miss 2020 energy target

The starkest warning yet that the UK is on course to miss it’s 2020 renewable energy targets was issued in early September by the...

Nominations are open for the AEMT awards

Until 8th September, nominees are welcomed for the latest round of the awards of the Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades (AEMT). The following seven...

Gas engine expert claims to help AD operators take back control

Gas engine support expert Gen-C has assisted AD operator Green Circle Renewables to address engine downtime at their 1 MW on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD)...

Sponsored Content: ADBA National Conference 2022 to make the business case for anaerobic digestion...

Faced with the energy crisis currently affecting not just the UK but much of the world, the British government is overlooking the gift that is anaerobic digestion (AD), despite the business case for AD development growing stronger by the day.

World Biogas Expo 2024 to reflect the industry’s rapid growth on a global scale

In the UK, the sector is forecast to overtake nuclear by 2029 “Biogas… It’s Happening”, will be the overarching theme of this year’s World...

April event in Berlin to discuss EV charging infrastructure conundrum

Franco Gonzalez, Principal Analyst at IDTechEx discusses some of the themes to be dealt with at the firm's forthcoming event

Oxford energy management start-up raises close to £1m

Tech start-up EcoSync has raised close to £1 million in its second seed funding round. The firm's energy solution, developed by Oxford University engineers, is...

£147 million deal will double Scottish energy storage capacity

Construction has commenced on a new energy storage facility in Scotland, part of a drive to maximise the efficacy of renewables and reduce the...

Clean Heat Market Mechanism: ‘out of touch and fundamentally wrong’ says industry group

The Government should put an end to the proposed Clean Heat Market Mechanism says the Heating and Hot Water Industry Council (HHIC). The second...

Kilometre-wide reflectors could boost orbital solar farm output

Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth which reflect sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition...
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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...

Hazardous areas training expert recognised for exemplary contribution

A trainer with the Association for the Electrical and Mechanical trades (AEMT) has been recognised for his work in enabling the AEMT to continue...

Comment: UK leaders need to embrace the cost of Britain’s green future

Vince Zabielski writes In February, Labour’s Kier Starmer faced criticism from the Tories for cutting their green spending plan from £28bn per year to £4.7bn....

A new start? Retooling wind power for a circular economy

Around 80-90% of the weight of wind turbines can be recycled, according to recent estimates, although, historically, very little of this kind of thing...