Penstock flow control in world’s first ‘electric town’ uses variable speed actuation
The small Scottish town of Kinlochleven has an extraordinary claim to fame as the first place in the world in which every home was...
Pre-eminent projects crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards
More than 1,000 people returned in-person to Edinburgh to see 13 winners announced
Director of industry body said shortlist highlighted the “leaps of innovation” of...
Councils in Scotland to receive £4.4 million to improve energy efficiency
SEEP aims to address fuel poverty, which is estimated to affect 31% of Scottish households.
Local authorities in Scotland will share £4.4 million of funding...
Industry associations call on HMRC to scrap proposed VAT changes for energy saving materials
HMRC proposals add further headache for industry, says STA, which is calling on government to protect ‘smart’ homes market
HMRC is proposing fundamentally changing the...
Business rates are an unacceptable threat for anaerobic digestion operators, say industry leaders
And they will affect the UK's ability to meet its Net Zero targets
With charges escalating year on year, business rates are now a real...
An affordable storage system for solar?
Affordable battery storage has been something of a grail for the solar power generator, with the promise it brings to approach truly ‘off grid’ status for residential and similar properties equipped with PV panels .
Brisk AD set up
WARWICKSHIRE based AD plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower has reported the placement of orders for two new agricultural biogas plant projects in England and Northern...
Deep fried demo: Scottish home trials heating with treated vegetable oil
Recycled vegetable oil is seemingly being used to heat a home in Scotland, marking an apparent first for the renewable fuel.
Jodie Allan has converted...
Innovative solutions found for offshore wind workforce during pandemic
As the offshore wind sector adjusts to working with increased physical separation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, G+ Global Offshore Wind Health & Safety...
Self contained – House boilers and fuel stores in ISO containers
AS eco-conscious businesses increasingly look to environmental heating systems, an enterprising company has responded by launching a service using its ISO containers to house...
Government’s offshore wind shortfall could delay net zero
A new report forecasting the energy generation mix out to 2030, has calculated the government will miss its 50GW offshore wind capacity target, with...
£1 million grant for novel hydro energy storage system
BEIS-funded research project to identify and test minerals and discarded wastes for use in RheEnergise’s grid scale hydro energy storage system
In partnership with the...
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...
Food waste fuels Scots growth
Scotland's AD industry has mushroomed by more than two thirds in a year, new figures show.
Twenty seven AD projects are up and running in...
£4.6 million tidal blade testing facility opens in Fife
A rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades has opened in Rosyth, Fife, described as the world's first. Researchers say it can speed up...
‘Continuous’ thermal hydrolysis AD plant to be built for UK water utility
Water treatment technology firm Doosan Enpure has secured a competitively tendered ‘Design and Build’ contract, valued in excess of £20 million, with Severn Trent...
Biomethane still ahead, for greening transport
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) marked Clean Air Day on 20 June by highlighting the important contribution to be made by biogas and biomethane from AD, when it comes to cutting our carbon emissions and greening our transport network .
UK’s first hydrogen heating demonstration takes place in Northumberland
First houses heated by hydrogen gas are showcased, with the use of innovative prototype boilers
Boiler manufacturers Baxi Heating and Worcester Bosch have installed hydrogen...
Biomethane-to-grid win
CHESTERFIELD BioGas (CBG) has been awarded a contract to supply its biogas upgrading technology for a plant that will be using organic agricultural waste...
Project seeks innovative ways to collect and use waste heat
Waste heat from towns and cities is a huge untapped energy source in Europe. An EU LIFE-funded project called Life4HeatRecovery is seeking to...
