Funding secured for UK’s first hydrogen injection system on a ferry
Innovate UK has granted £430,332 funding to a consortium that aims to design and integrate a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry....
Variable speed actuation for a large butterfly valve
Electric actuator specialist AUMA has supplied leading British valve manufacturer KOSO Kent Introl with an AUMA SEVEN HiMod variable speed actuator and a large...
Major solar investment for wastewater facility near Glasgow
Scottish Water’s wastewater treatment facility in Erskine, near Glasgow, has been the focus of a major investment in solar power.
A £500,000 investment made...
Bringing anaerobic digester foam under control
Foam generated in anaerobic digestion can be a costly headache for AD producers and their insurers. In this article Sam Gould, Foam Technology Specialist...
Government proposals endanger thousands of solar jobs, says REA
· New survey of the solar industry illustrates scale of potential job losses if controversial Government proposals relating to the Feed-in Tariff and Export...
AD industry’s first rapid feedstock inhibition test
AD operator and services provider Amur has unveiled what it says is the industry’s first rapid inhibition test. The test, which runs alongside Amur’s...
Tidal energy milestone as turbine sets phenomenal new performance benchmarks
The firm Scotrenewables Tidal Power has set a record with its first 2MW floating tidal stream turbine with the unit clocking up over 3GWh...
Software feature identifies wind component failures before they occur
Up to 30% of the life-cycle cost of wind farms is due to wind turbine component failures and maintenance. Predict, Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s new...
Making the most of the RHI reforms with membrane technology
The first commercial plant to upgrade biogas to biomethane, for injection into the gas grid or for use as a vehicle fuel, used water wash technology, and in 2012, a new solution came onto the market: highly selective membrane technology
Bringing remote monitoring benefits to community-scale biogas
Researchers at Loughborough University have collaborated with colleagues in Thailand to develop a small scale biogas system that converts food waste to methane and can be monitored via the internet .
Bore Hill Farm becomes first English AD plant certified under new performance scheme
Bore Hill Farm Biodigester has become the first English anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to be certified under a new certification scheme that recognises good...
“Tide may be turning” for UK anaerobic digestion industry, says ADBA
Renewable technology has “bright future” despite recent difficulties, says industry body
Global AD and biogas tradeshow strikes positive note after tough years for UK industry
The...
Anglian Water appoint HBS New Energies to deliver 30MWp solar PPA programme
HBS New Energies has installed its first solar energy site for Anglian Water, following an earlier award to deliver a 30MWp solar programme for...
Mixing food waste and sewage: Key debate earmarked by organisers of Global Biogas Expo
Ofwat’s kickstart to the burgeoning £780M bioresources market promises to make an important conference session about combining sewage sludge and food waste a must-visit...
New pumped-storage hydro plant to be opened at Loch Ness
Community ownership to form part of Red John proposals at Loch Ness
Plans for a new 400MW pumped hydro scheme east of Loch Ness are...
Low carbon electricity system achievable without controversial technologies, says report
New analysis (14 June) builds a case that the UK can further slash the carbon emissions from its electricity system by relying almost entirely...
EU legislation changes to boost confidence in solar power
Changes to EU law look likely to significantly build business confidence in solar power, according to trade association the STA and Solar Power Europe,...
Solar trade body report suggests local authorities are leading the way on solar
A new report published by the Solar Trade Association (STA) today on 20 April seems to show that local councils are leading the way...
From Oxfordshire lab to the North Sea: next-generation wind turbine foundations are being deployed...
The Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm, for which construction has begun in the German North Sea, will have 56 8MW turbines, including 20...
Decarbonising heat: April event in Glasgow to discuss the challenges and opportunities
Solutions for heating the homes and businesses of the future will be under the microscope at Scottish Renewables’ Low-Carbon Heat Conference in Glasgow on...
