Energy flexibility at the quay
The Electric Thames project is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into the capital's energy network, accelerating the...
Heat-from-wastewater initiative gets underway in Scotland
A new strategic partnership between SSE Energy Solutions and Scottish Water Horizons aims to develop low-carbon district heat networks across Scotland, accelerating the country's...
£3 million investment in green hydro energy generation at East Lothian reservoir
Scottish Water has broken ground on a project involving what it describes as a new type of hydro energy generation scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir,...
Project aims to establish feasibility of solar-powered rail
Imperial College London and climate change charity 10:10 have teamed up to investigate the viability of using track-side solar panels to power trains, it...
Households could lose out in energy data revolution, fear UK energy professionals
Professionals working across the UK energy industry have seemingly delivered their verdict on the state of their sector in the Energy Barometer 2019, published...
WBA launches tools to fast-track biogas deployment
The World Biogas Association (WBA) has launched new online tools that it says will help fast-track the development of high-performing and sustainable biogas industries...
Oxfordshire council wins award for local area energy mapping project
Oxfordshire County Council has won a national award for its role in a project that it says could revolutionise the way energy is produced...
Firm installs bee hives around solar farms
RENEWABLE energy investment firm Low Carbon has launched an initiative to promote greater biodiversity in Cornwall, Dorset and Suffolk. It has partnered with sustainability...
Low wind output in northern and central Europe causes price spike
Flagging wind generation has triggered a scramble for power in north and central Europe as prices soar and conventional power is used to fill...
Wind turbine monopile foundation work earns award nomination
Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE) – a specialist in power beam welding technologies – has been shortlisted for an International Energy Award for its RapidWeld...
Turbine’s towering success
AN engineering firm has unveiled its new wind turbine tower, a 20-metre structure manufactured for US business Bergey Windpower.
Two towers have been installed on...
Development of first UK dry anaerobic digestion plants on the table in Greater Manchester...
At a meeting on 17 January, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Waste and Recycling Committee approved an option to commission the building in the...
PV firm speeds past MW target
A solar PV company more than doubled its target last year in its first year of UK trading. Enfinity UK supplied 6.5MW of systems...
Concrete effluent tank helps hospital meet standards
A Sealwall tank manufactured by Whites Concrete has become part of Rampton Hospital’s new Energy Centre in Nottinghamshire.
The pre-cast concrete Sealwall Tank is a...
£4.5 billion boost for UK manufacturing includes clean energy fund
The UK government is making available £4.5 billion of funding for British manufacturing to increase investment in nine sectors.
Announced on 17 November, the funding...
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...
Hydro-powered pump picks up European innovation award
THE EU climate innovation initiative Climate-KIC has judged Dutch start-up aQysta to be Europe’s most innovative clean-tech venture. A jury of entrepreneurs, financiers and...
AI monitoring and control helps to decarbonize district heating network
The latest AI tools are being used to extend the efficiency of one of the UKs largest, oldest and most successful district energy schemes...
Superconductors will support electric jet flight, says Scottish start-up
Scottish start-up Mako Aerospace plans to manufacture the world’s first all-electric jet engine, which they say could double the range of electric aircraft compared...
Inspecting ‘live’ tanks
WHEN a local utility company needed to conduct a routine surveillance check on one of its anaerobic sludge digesters, the specialist company Hayes GFS...
