Soaring cost of capital threatens to derail expansion of renewable energy projects
The rising cost of capital faced by developers of renewable energy projects, such as onshore wind and solar PV, may slow down the number...
Edinburgh conference to highlight value of biogas technology for Scotland’s Just Transition Strategy
Scotland’s just transition journey has been marked by ambitious policies but uneven implementation. The closure of the oil refinery in Grangemouth has amplified perceptions that progress has stalled. Anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas/biomethane technologies now stand ready to become vital catalysts for tangible change.
EU 2019/1781 implications for motors and drives efficiency
What the second stage of EU 2019/1781 means for machine builders. Comment from industrial drives specialist Technidrive.
By now, engineers and machine builders will be...
Even if it ain’t broke, you still oughta fix it
Making FMCG manufacturing more sustainable using intelligent energy management. By Patricia Torres, Industry Marketing Manager Food and Commodities Solutions, OMRON Industrial Automation Europe
Some factory...
Institute of Physics awards ‘revolutionary’ waste heat-to-electricity technology
A technology that converts low-temperature waste heat into electricity has earned the Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Innovation Award for FeTu, the Elland-based green...
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...
Government online hub aims to help businesses save money and go green
A new government website launched on 14 August will offer UK businesses advice and support to reduce their energy bills while cutting their carbon...
New platform “brings more scalable approach to advanced wind O&M”
A new hardware-free platform for maximising wind turbine health and availability - Windscope - launched on 10 October, following a successful 9-month beta testing...
New certification aims to boost British hydrogen sector
In a bid to elevate transparency and confidence in the UK’s low carbon hydrogen sector, the UK government has outlined plans for “a globally...
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...
Electric dreams: Innovators step up at the Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh
The UK’s first all-electric intercity bus service drove off with a top prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards on 1 December.
Ember, whose low-emission...
Pre-heating waste could boost biogas
UK autoclave manufacturer Aerothermal Group announced on 29 October that pre-treating black bag municipal waste in an autoclave before sending it to AD could...
Biogas conference to take a “Deep Dive into Scotland’s Net Zero Ambition”
The ADBA Scottish Conference 2023 will feature opening and closing keynote addresses from - respectively - Maurice Golden MSP, Convener, Cross-Party Group on Circular...
UK’s first all-electric cement mixer completes trial
The UK’s first all-electric ready-mix concrete mixer has completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries across Birmingham for sustainable building materials firm Tarmac.
The ‘e-mixer’,...
Home energy upgrade scheme launches in Brighton
Sussex-based enterprise Onezero Energy is bringing its innovative home energy upgrade service to Brighton, with the aim to sign up 1,000 homes to the...
Heat exchangers used on Zero Liquid Discharge system
Sponsored content: Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) treats liquid waste streams, converting them into clean water (which can be reused) and a minimum volume of solid residues...
Iconic Hyde Park hotel partners on solar thermal scale-up
Iconic British hotel Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has installed innovative solar heat technology on their rooftop to decarbonise the building's heating.
The hotel...
Electromechanical innovators celebrated at the 2023 AEMT Awards
The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) returned to Coventry on 23 October for its Annual Awards Ceremony. With a record number of...
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...
Hydrogen ‘bank’ could see production advantage for Scotland
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen are developing technology that they say will enable electricity generated by renewables to be ‘banked’ as green hydrogen...