Google Street View opens doors to Scottish renewable energy projects

A project which gives Google Street View users an inside view of renewable energy sites launched on 29 October. From a hydropower plant deep beneath...

Modular generator system founders say can “transform offshore renewables”

A new spinout company has developed modular generator technology the founders say could reduce the levelized cost of energy for offshore renewables by 10...

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...

UK Government must accelerate renewable energy deployment, says Scotland’s green energy supply chain

Scottish Renewables has joined forces with 67 organisations, representing approximately 20,000 jobs from across the renewable energy industry, in an appeal to the new...

Utility new recruit scores with hydropower pitch

After less than a year in his job, a Scottish Water apprentice has clinched both Scottish and UK top awards for his innovative...

Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift

The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what's described as the most comprehensive English-language report...

Europe’s largest electricity-generating waterwheel is operating in Dorset

Technology from servo gearbox specialist Apex Dynamics is driving the largest diameter electricity-generating waterwheel in Europe. Here, the firm details the background to the...

How much dam water is needed for fish and energy?

Research into water flow and fish passage through dams in the US suggests new options for meeting energy and environmental needs, writes Alexandra Freibott...

Diverse mix shortlisted for Scottish Green Energy Awards

The Scottish Green Energy Awards announced the shortlist for this year's awards, said to be the UK’s biggest celebration of the renewable energy industry,...

£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,...

The swansong of African hydropower?

Hydropower, traditionally one of Africa’s most important sources of electricity, will rapidly fade in importance and cede its position to solar power. The attractiveness...

Technology for long-duration hydro storage to be explored via new agreement

The HD Hydro storage system is low-cost, energy efficient and fast to develop and construct, explains its developer RheEnergise. In a bid to explore...

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...

UK must support investment in pumped storage hydro, industry tells PM

Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling on the UK Government to urgently support...

Clean energy technology supply chains must get better, faster, cleaner, says report

A new briefing from think tank organisation the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) argues that the clean energy transition can be delivered on time and...

First-of-its-kind project will harness hydropower from wastewater

Described as a first of its kind in the UK, a new project will see Scottish Water install a hydro turbine at Hamilton Waste...

Most innovative energy start-ups recognised in German awards

Fifteen start-ups deemed to have the most innovative business models in the field of energy transition and climate protection were celebrated at an award...

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...

New 30MW tidal energy project unveiled in Orkney

Tidal energy firm Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) has been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal energy project in...

£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...