Manchester Prize to award £2 million to AI-breakthroughs that help make Britain a clean...
The UK’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology is calling on cutting-edge innovators to enter the second Manchester Prize. This year, the Manchester Prize...
Green light given to new electricity superhighway between Scotland and England
A £2 billion funding package has been awarded to build a proposed new subsea and underground 196km cable between Scotland and the north of...
Consumer group calls on government to act on communal heating bills
Households connected to communal or district heat networks are often paying twice as much for their heat as those with their own gas boiler,...
Closure risk for hundreds of UK biogas plants, says ADBA
Hundreds of small green gas plants in the UK are set to close by 2031 with the loss of 2 terawatt hours of clean...
Low wind output in northern and central Europe causes price spike
Flagging wind generation has triggered a scramble for power in north and central Europe as prices soar and conventional power is used to fill...
Google Street View opens doors to Scottish renewable energy projects
A project which gives Google Street View users an inside view of renewable energy sites launched on 29 October.
From a hydropower plant deep beneath...
Scalable upgrading and AD 2.0
Biogas upgrading is no longer an exclusive preserve of the large-sized plants. Andrew Parsons of biomethane firm Bennamann explores the possibilities coming into view.
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Precision flow control advance
A new range of ball valves is claimed to offer important advances in renewable energy applications, including more accurate flow control that translates into...
Hydraulic valve delivers performance
A new single-stage, four-way hydraulic valve from Danfoss Power Solutions features a round solenoid design and delivers high power capacity and superior durability. The...
Organic optimisation
A Bredel hose pump has replaced a faulty progressive cavity pump at a water treatment plant in the Netherlands. Pumps manufacturer Watson Marlow...
Solar pumps at Moffat borehole
A solar scheme in Moffat is now helping power the pumps which provide water to the town’s water treatment works.
The £307,000 project has...
AI to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform precision offshore wind farm repairs
Technology could reduce the use of large maintenance vessels in wind farm repairs, reducing fuel consumption by 97%. That's according to the National Robotarium...
MPs and charities call for mandatory solar panels on new homes
A cross-party group of MPs have joined environmental and fuel poverty advocacy groups to call on the Government to make solar panels mandatory on...
Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 predicted by IEA report
Renewables are on course to meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, according to a new IEA report,...
Shortlist announced for Scottish Green Energy Awards
The Scottish Green Energy Awards announced its shortlist on 17 October, with projects poised for the spotlight including a large-scale wind farm and a...
Biogas congress in Brazil promotes inter-country collaboration
The World Biogas Association BRAZIL Congress 2024 took place on 1 October, and ran concurrently with the G20 Energy meetings in Foz do Iguaçu....
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...
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...
UK consumers say they can’t afford a heat pump and have a lack of...
Despite a desire to adopt low-carbon technology in their homes and Ed Miliband's commitment to lifting 1 million of UK homes out of fuel...
Carbon calculus
Biocarbon might be emerging as an important ingredient in efforts to decarbonize metallurgical production. Envirotec spoke to Sam Beardshaw of UK firm Invica Industries...
