Firm claims biogas industry breakthrough with food waste substrate that is “near 100% free...
Food waste processing expert Gemidan, whose innovative ECOGI technology processes food waste into a high-quality pulp-based substrate for conversion into renewable energy (using AD/biogas),...
BEIS funding supports utility’s project to turn biogas into hydrogen
The UK Government’s department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded £212,000 funding through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) for the...
A lightbulb moment?
Diesel-based non-road mobile machinery is a significant contributor to air pollution, Prolectric makes the case for its replacement
Sizing up sensors for data centres
Accounting for around 1% of global electricity consumption, the sector is heavily affected by turbulence in energy costs. Instrumentation firm Vaisala explores opportunities to tighten up energy usage.
Gen-C’s biogas engine upgrade delivers 20% improvement for Avocet Renewables
A recent engine and control panel upgrade by CHP support specialist Gen-C to Avocet Renewables’ 500 kW biogas plant at Coston Hall Farm in Norfolk has delivered a 20% increase in power...
Workers are on the move
THE number of people employed in the EU’s renewable energy sector has passed one million for the first time.
New statistics from the European Commission...
Green hydrogen held back by lagging policy support and rising cost pressures
Interest in new hydrogen projects remains strong but economic headwinds "will challenge the resolve of developers", says a new report by the International Energy...
Cloud-based energy aggregation and battery waste innovators pick up low carbon funding awards for...
A cloud-based energy aggregation service has picked up the Shell Springboard and Shell LiveWIRE awards, securing £180,000 of equity free funding. Another award went...
Long-term regulatory and policy changes needed to avoid stalls to business decarbonisation
A new report from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has set out a range of regulation and policy changes the government could examine if it...
Hull biomass plant to use HRS technology
A new 22MW biomass plant near Hull will bring around £35m of investment to the local area and secure the long term future of...
Solar-powered computers to accelerate digital literacy in Madagascar
A new partnership aims to deliver solar-powered computers to 10,000 children a year across schools in Madagascar and East Africa. The computers will go...
CHP supports Irish bank HQ’s top BREEAM rating
THE Central Bank of Ireland will use one of ENER-G's Combined heat and power (CHP) systems at its new Dublin headquarters, which has achieved...
EU 2019/1781 implications for motors and drives efficiency
What the second stage of EU 2019/1781 means for machine builders. Comment from industrial drives specialist Technidrive.
By now, engineers and machine builders will be...
Waste gasification plant starts 2nd phase
Aerospace and security firm Lockheed Martin is to proceed with the second phase of the development and construction of a 5MW waste-to-energy plant in...
Nosing out the controversy over AD plant emissions
IN March local campaigners succeeded in blocking plans to build an energy-from-waste plant in Ramsbottom in the Greater Manchester area.
Concern over the smell...
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...
Planning reforms would incentivise rooftop solar in Scotland
The Scottish government has pledged to consult on lifting the need to obtain planning permission for larger solar installations on non-domestic buildings.
In a letter...
Renewables financing to remain lukewarm
A series of Government announcements over the summer may have improved prospects and contributed to increased levels of activity in the UK renewables sector,...
ADBA launches first conference for Scottish AD industry
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) will host its first Scottish National Conference on Wednesday 15 February at the Radisson Blu Hotel in...
Unleash potential of rooftop solar to tackle energy crisis, charity urges Chancellor
Changes to planning policy could turbocharge the rollout of solar energy and help reduce reliance on gas at little or no cost to the...
