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...
Fish-friendly hydropower coup
OXFORDSHIRE-based Hallidays Hydropower was recently commissioned to undertake the three-month installation of an Archimedes Screw at the Old Swan & Minster Mill, a hotel...
Transatlantic link-up reflects global interest in marine renewables research
Two international marine science conferences will create a keynote talk with a difference by simultaneously involving speakers on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.
The...
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...
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...
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...
Paper highlights pumped storage potential and positions the technology in the intermittency debate
A technology in which Scotland is well-placed to create massive carbon savings and cut energy bills has been highlighted in a discussion paper produced...
Trial demonstrates restarting electricity network entirely from renewables
Energy network provider SP Energy Networks says it has led a successful trial to re-energise its electricity network via renewable energy from wind turbines...
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...
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 to host global wave and tidal energy event for first time
THE UK – home to more wave and tidal energy devices than the rest of the world combined – is to host the International...
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...
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...
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...
Action urged over climate change’s impact on hydropower and wildlife
Scotland must do more to help hydropower facilities maximise their output and prevent negative impacts on wildlife in the face of the challenges posed...
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...
Shortlist for Scottish Green Energy Awards sees tidal, hydro, heat and more vie for...
Finalists announced on 5 October in 11 categories
Gravity, indigenous crofters and in-turbine toilets are all key parts of projects which have been shortlisted for...
A tale of two wave generators: Chinese espionage fears fanned
Accusations that China might be pursuing an aggressive industrial espionage strategy against other nations appear to have gained credibility following comments made to the...
Hydro summit appraises threats
The vital need to reform the Feed-In Tariff and alternative ways of using the power generated by Scotland's rivers were topics reviewed at a...
Tidal and wave energy could contribute £8 billion to the economy
Tidal and wave energy could contribute more than £8 billion to the Scottish economy by 2050 according to a new report from the University...
