New research reveals smart homes can flatten peak demand
Mass adoption of solar, battery storage and intelligent controls would improve grid resilience, cut carbon and reduce energy bills
New research undertaken by Loughborough University...
Circular economy round table
Billed as "Europe's largest event for resource efficiency and waste management", RWM hits the NEC once again on 15-17 September, this time co-located with...
Government-commissioned report recommends fast-tracking grid updates, but rural observers urge caution and consultation
The UK’s Electricity Networks Commissioner, Nick Winser, has published his independent report setting out recommendations to halve the total development time for transmission infrastructure.
Energy...
A solar Q&A for beginners
What are the types of photovoltaic panels and how do they differ?
There are three basic types of photovoltaic panels: amorphous, polycrystalline and monocrystalline. The...
Power play as biomass plan gets approval
A £250m renewable energy power station in the north east of England has moved closer to reality with The Planning Inspectorate’s confirmation of formal...
Feedstock specialist claims first with productivity-optimised blend
Amur is addressing the anaerobic digestion market with the launch of a feedstock blended to a specification designed expressly to optimise productivity - a...
Elmac Technologies Launch New EVA End-of-Line Flame Arrester Range
Elmac Technologies, the international leaders in flame arresters and tank and vessel protection equipment, announce the expansion of their current end-of-line flame arrester range...
Incineration is the burning issue
Although the volumes of landfill waste have been reduced in recent years through recycling, millions of tonnes of waste are not suitable for recycling...
France’s first tidal energy plant gets smarter with data intelligence platform
French tidal and ocean stream turbine developer Sabella has partnered with software firm QOS Energy to improve the performance monitoring of its Ushant tidal...
Tidal energy firm wins seabed lease to support Shetland clean energy drive
Tidal energy company Nova Innovation (Nova) plans to develop its largest tidal energy array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland and boost...
Academic paper highlights AD’s current and future carbon footprint
Bath University’s recent paper identifies the potential for GHG emissions savings from biogas utilisation
In Wiltshire, Malaby Biogas’s Bore Hill Farm Biodigester was the case...
PAS 110-certified digester gets cabinet seal of approval
FOREIGN Secretary Philip Hammond recently visited Agrivert’s West London Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility at Trumps Farm in Surrey.
The facility, a joint venture between Agrivert...
Conference presentations point to LiDAR’s growing preeminence in offshore wind measurement
Wind measurement experts gathered in London in June concluded that LiDAR technology had over the years fully proven its ability to provide wind measurements...
Scotland eases path for wind developers
SCOTLAND has launched guidance designed to make planning applications for wind energy developments run more smoothly for developers, planning authorities and affected communities.
The guidance...
Against the grain: What can be done about microplastics in soils and digestate?
Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. But should we be worried? What can we do about it? Some of the speakers at Aqua Enviro's European Biosolids and Bioresources Conference, in late November, presented findings from a project aiming to understand the levels of this contaminant in compost and AD digestate. A change in the policy landscape seems imminent, as Envirotec found out.
Renewables industry group lobbies for supply chain growth
Scottish Renewables presents five actions which The Scottish Government could take to boost net-zero supply chain
Industry body Scottish Renewables has launched a new campaign...
Group signals new era for wind energy as urgency builds towards COP26 in Glasgow
Countries around the world need to urgently scale up deployment of wind power in order to address the climate emergency, insists the Global Wind...
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...
4M Euro order for state of the art biomass handling system in Sheffield
THE Saxlund Group has received an order from Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, Denmark for the delivery of a state-of-the-art biomass handling system to...
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...
