Electrical energy storage experts caution against narrow focus on cost alone in assessing technology’s value Lead author DNV GL and 23 global World Energy Council storage experts cite drawbacks in widely used levelised cost methodologies Report sees strong growth in adoption of storage technology, outlines five policy recommendations for more…
The UK has seen a further 23 biomethane to grid (“BtG”) connections in 2015. This makes a total of 50 BtG sites and means that, for the second year running, the UK has been the fastest growing biomethane market in the world. BtG is the process whereby renewable gas is…
Only one in five energy efficiency behaviour change programmes actively identifies and removes barriers to change, suggesting that all too often building occupants may not be getting the help they need to act energy efficiently. That is the surprise finding from the latest issue of the UK Energy Efficiency Trends…
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company that is developing revolutionary technology designed to harness wave energy, has recently completed testing of its prototype pump, a key subsystem of the company’s unique WaveSub wave energy converter (WEC). The project has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the…
RenewableUK is today announcing that Windcat has won the Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award for 2016 in recognition of their WindGrip system. The announcement was made on the eve of RenewableUK’s annual Health and Safety Conference in Birmingham, the UK’s premier health and safety event for the wind, wave…
By By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON After pressure from hedge funds, Claire Gogel, a former Greenlight executive, will join the board of the renewable energy company. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/business/dealbook/david-einhorn-gets-a-seat-on-sunedison-board.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
A cost-effective catalyst material has been produced for fuel cells using a new preparation process which researchers analyzed in detail. It consists of iron-nitrogen complexes embedded in tiny islands of graphene only a few nanometres in diameter. It is only the FeN4 centres that provide the excellent catalytic efficiency –…
By Lithium Boost Lithium Boost Technologies was granted US patent No. 9,213,066 titled “Multiple Cell Voltage Measurement” by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent claims a unique method of determining cell voltages in conjunction with Lithium Boost’s individual cell chargers. The innovation was employed to develop a…
By Robin Sayles Précis: The Masdar Institute Solar Platform is working with technology firms to drive up temperature capabilities, improve efficiencies and reduce the cost of CSP plants. Almost three years after launching the Middle East’s first CSP plant, Masdar joined with Masdar Institute to launch late last year the…
This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter. January 27, 2016 The Energy Department on January 21 announced more than $58 million in funding for vehicle technology advancements. That backing includes $55 million for projects across vehicle technologies such as energy storage; electric drive systems; materials,…
