Scottish Green Energy Awards return to Edinburgh in December
This year’s event will return as an in-person awards ceremony which will comply with the latest government guidelines to ensure the health and safety of guests.
Whiskey firm fuels transport fleet with biogas made from its own residues
Single-malt Scotch Whiskey maker Glenfiddich has launched a ‘closed loop’ sustainable transport initiative that it claims will make it the first global spirits brand to run its delivery fleet on green biogas made from the residues of its own distilling process.
Improved biogas analysis key to unlocking ROI for anaerobic digestion plants
A more stringent approach to the biogas analysis process has the potential to deliver a step-change in ROI for anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, believes...
Can hiring equipment bridge a skills gap?
The UK skills shortage has been amplified as a result of COVID-19, according to research which has apparently found that site managers are not...
UK announces funding for jet fuel production from household waste and sewage
SAF to be produced across the UK including Tees Valley, Ellesmere Port and Lincolnshire
The goal of net zero aviation will be assisted by funding...
Researchers discover an inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever reported
More efficient ways of harnessing energy from waste heat may be on the horizon, following the discovery of a new inorganic material with the...
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...
Sponsored Content: Digester temperature: To heat or to cool?
Maintaining an optimal digester temperature is a key aspect of maximising biogas production and overall process efficiency in anaerobic digestion (AD). Not only is temperature essential to maintain a healthy colony of bacteria, but it can reduce retention times and improve material circulation – thereby helping to increase the production capacity of the whole process.
Biomass power generation: A technology for the energy transition only?
Victoria Judd, a lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, considers the sustainability credentials of biomass, and what this bodes for its future.
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“It’s all about the methane”: World Biogas Summit takes place online in early July
The World Biogas Summit 2021 will focus on how, in the build up to COP26, anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas can help...
Keeping the lights on: Ensuring flexibility and stability in the European grid
According to Bloomberg, January 2021 saw the latest in a series of near misses for the European power grid, a sudden drop in...
“Biomethane the key option to decarbonise heavy vehicles immediately” says trade body in new...
In early June, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) launched a Policy Briefing report that it says demonstrates the crucial role biomethane could...
Aviation milestone as first commercial flight takes off using fuel derived from wood chips
Flight from Tokyo to Sapporo uses sustainable aviation fuel derived from gasified wood-chips
The UK-based sustainable fuels technology firm Velocys has announced that sustainable aviation...
World-first trial paves the way for new renewable energy market
Innovative trials on the South East’s electricity network have seemingly set the foundations for a world-first short-term market for renewable energy sources.
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UK solar industry set to double in size by 2030, but needs to treble...
UK industry body sets out plan for government ambition to align with Climate Change Committee recommendations
40GW of solar capacity could deliver 13,000...
Offshore robotics research hub secures £2.5m of funding from UKRI
Using robots to make offshore infrastructure inspection and repair safer is seemingly moving a step closer following the injection of £2.5 million of further...
Norfolk town’s gas supply set to go green
Development works at an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Norfolk will see Attleborough town become one of the first in the UK to be...
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...
New research: Turning on the heat from Scotland’s rivers
Independent research published on 20 May by the charitable group greenspace scotland appears to reveal how the rivers flowing through the country's towns and...
Cowpat crypto: A sustainable earner?
A firm supplying equipment for crypto mining to renewable generators in the farming sector says it has taken £5 million in sales bookings so...
