Hydropower milestone as Shetland tidal array delivers first power to the grid
The first power has been exported to the grid from the Shetland Tidal Array project, developed by Nova Innovation, it was announced on 9...
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...
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...
Future of pumped storage hydro analysed in new report
20 benefits of technology highlighted – along with challenges and solutions
A new report outlining the investment case for pumped storage hydro has set out...
Micro-hydropower electricity generation could save the water industry millions, says study
New research findings from Bangor University and Trinity College Dublin have highlighted the potential for further cost savings from micro-hydropower. Savings of up to...
Innovation in a time of uncertainty
THIS year’s British Hydropower Association conference (10-11 November, Glasgow) takes place against a backdrop of considerable uncertainty for the sector following the government's publication...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Making a splash: Group prepares to launch novel wave energy system
A group at Newcastle University is preparing to install a prototype Wave Energy Converter (WEC) in the North Sea.
MU-EDRIVE features amongst eight projects funded...
£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,...
£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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
