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 .
Energy trading for social housing residents
Residents of a block of flats in Brixton are pioneering a community energy trading project led by EDF Energy that will enable them to trade solar energy with each other .
Puzzle as UK housing report omits solar
A new report on UK housing stock and its readiness for climate change has presented a bracing assessment. Commentators were quick to offer opinions, including the Solar Trade Association (STA) .
Compact heat-recovery-from-sewage system now available for smaller installations
SHARC Energy has widened its offering by launching the PIRANHA™ wastewater heat recovery system in the UK and EU.
The PIRANHA is described as...
Scottish Government announces tidal energy fund
The Scottish Government is to launch a Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund, with up to £10 million to help commercial deployment of tidal projects.
Responding,...
Scottish Government’s Mike Berry on AD’s role in Scotland’s circular economy
Ahead of chairing a session at the ADBA Scottish National Conference 2019, Mike Berry, Senior Policy Adviser for the Scottish Government, sets out the...
Firm calls for better incentives for on-site renewable energy for food and drink manufacturers
Anaerobic digestion in the food and drink industry is growing eight times slower than in the agriculture sector; millions of tonnes of waste is...
Defence Minister extols virtues of anaerobic digestion following military base deal
Minister Tobias Ellwood calls anaerobic digestion “a truly green and sustainable solution”
Norfolk AD plant to supply renewable electricity to nearby RAF Marham...
“Breakthrough” three-in-one instrument for biogas measurement
Environmental and industrial measurement firm Vaisala has introduced what is said to be the world’s first in situ 3-in-1 biogas measurement instrument, the Vaisala...
Founder of electricity-from-heat firm named Swedish person of the year
Climeon’s founder and CEO Thomas Öström has been named Årets svensk, Swedish person of the year, in the category Innovation by the Swedish magazine...
Feed, chop and pump process boosts family farm’s new AD facility
In the heart of the Wye Valley area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Herefordshire, a Börger pump is said to have significantly enhanced the...
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...
Minister: Resources & Waste Strategy will “require” food waste collections
Investment Minister Graham Stuart MP has said that the government’s forthcoming Resources & Waste Strategy will “require separate food waste collections” to reduce emissions...
Cost of UK large-scale solar could drop below £40MWh by 2030, says solar trade...
The STA has conducted a fresh assessment of large-scale solar costs which was explored with leading energy analysts and BEIS at an expert workshop...
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...
Liam Fox opens facility of solar firm hoping to spark a revolution in lighting
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox visited "a solar technology success story" in his own North Somerset constituency on 30 November, as he officially...
Research explains how best to repower onshore wind farms
With lowest cost green energy considered the future, understanding how to ‘repower’ existing onshore wind farms supports the Scottish government and industry desire to...
Firm claims Belgian biomethane first
Belgium’s first biomethane-to-grid installation was announced on 27 November. The Bright Biomethane installation at a facility owned by Dutch bioenergy firm IOK Afvalbeheer, in...
A Minister, a Lord, and a Chief Economist: keynotes announced for AD conference
Key themes to be discussed include Brexit, climate change, farming, and investment
The Minister for Investment, the Chair of the EU Energy & Environment Sub-Committee,...
Solar industry welcomes Claire Perry pledge on solar export to grid
The UK's Solar Trade Association (STA) has hailed "a significant breakthrough" for its #Fair4Solar campaign, referring to comments made during the BEIS Select Committee...
