Producing clean and versatile hydrogen will fulfil a vital role in meeting global decarbonisation goals A new 1.5 MWth pilot plant is being built at Cranfield University to test an innovative hydrogen production technology that substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The HyPER project (Bulk Hydrogen Production by Sorbent Enhanced Steam Reforming) is an international collaboration led by Cranfield University with £7.4 million funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) £505m Energy Innovation Programme. It is set to examine the potential for low-carbon hydrogen to be the clean fuel of the future. The project also involves US-based…
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The surge in electric vehicles has created a need for effective lithium ion battery recycling in the UK. A solution is a step closer, as Fenix Battery Recycling, Ever Resource and the University of Birmingham have received £955K in grant funding to develop an innovative technology to make lithium ion battery recycling cleaner and more sustainable. The funding from the Government’s Innovate UK Smart Grants programme, is for the development of separation technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries. The £25 million Innovate UK Smart Grants programme provides funding to organisations delivering game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovation that can significantly impact the UK…
Aquila European Renewables Income Fund plc (“AERIF” or “the Company”), the London-listed investment company advised by Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft mbh, today announces that it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire 50% of the equity in an unlevered Portuguese solar operating asset (“Ourique”). Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in April 2021. Ourique is located in Alentejo, Portugal, and has an installed capacity of c.60 MWp. The solar farm started its operations in December 2019 and its power price hedges cover 100% of the produced energy until March 2026. Ourique will save approximately 17,035 tons of…
The technology group Wärtsilä has today launched grid balancing technology – capable of ramping up to 10+ MW in two minutes – to bridge utilities to a 100% renewable energy future at the lowest cost. The launch comes as the company has highlighted a striking need to scale up flexibility worldwide, with G20 countries requiring 3,526 GW of flexible assets, in the form of energy storage and flexible gas technology, to enable their energy systems to run on 100% renewable electricity.The capacity needed to balance the G20’s switch to grids powered by intermittent renewables must come from two key technologies:…
Dublin, London, 1 April 2021: Greencoat Renewables PLC (“Greencoat Renewables” or the “Company”), the renewable infrastructure company invested in euro-denominated assets, is pleased to acquire Glencarbry wind farm from John Laing Group. Glencarbry is located in County Tipperary, Ireland and consists of 12 Nordex turbines that have been operational since July 2017. The wind farm’s revenues are contracted under the REFIT 2 scheme, providing a long-term guaranteed minimum floor price for the electricity generated until July 2032. Nordex will continue to manage the operations and maintenance contract. The acquisition is being funded by the Company’s existing credit facility. Following the…
The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is soon expected to deliver its strategy for heat and buildings decarbonisation. Today – 31 March – BEIS Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change, Lord Callanan, joined an expert panel to discuss the beginning of the journey to zero emissions, on which the heating industry and its customers are about to embark. A key theme and outcome of the panel discussion was the pressing need for government and industry to engage consumers and influential heating installers. The widely-held view was that it was becoming essential to explain…
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded the firm order from RWE for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind power project. Sofia represents a giant leap for the company; located 195 km off the UK’s north eastern coast on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, the project will be the first to install the company’s flagship 14 MW Direct Drive offshore wind turbine. At 593 square kilometres, the Sofia project will also cover an area greater than that of the Isle of Man and will utilise the evolutionary technology of the SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine commercially for the first time anywhere in the world. The development brings other milestones; the 100 turbines…
Adding to pandemic restriction misery, homeowners and consumers are now being met with a hike in energy prices. Whilst it may seem almost unavoidable, Keith Bastian, CEO and founder of Outfox the Market, a renewable energy supplier, explains how homeowners can keep costs down without the need to sacrifice their usage. I understand why homeowners and consumers are finding themselves in a position where they feel trapped when it comes to paying an increased premium for their energy. On paper, it makes sense for bills to be higher, but that doesn’t mean they have to be. Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, a substantial portion of the UK has been met with numerous restrictions. Many…
With its first cohort of 60 founders starting this month, Carbon13 is delighted to announce it has opened the Carbon13 SEIS Fund to qualified investors. One Million Pounds will be shared amongst 10 start-up businesses generated by the venture builder which have the potential to reduce GHG emissions by 10 million tonnes. The Venture Builder is the first of its kind as no other SEIS fund is investing in start-ups with a strong environmental commitment. With many corporates already using, and the Bank of England and others projecting, a carbon price of $100/tonne, this is an impact of “unicorn” size.…
Azelio wins domestic order for two of its TES.POD units from Swedish-based Industrisupport i Åmål AB. Azelio’s TES.POD will store surplus energy from a 446 kW rooftop solar PV system and supply electricity and heat from the storage, on demand around-the-clock. With this installation, Azelio’s storage units will increase the share of renewable energy supply by 24% and reduce CO2 emissions from energy use by 168 tonnes per year. This order is of strategic importance, being Azelio’s first commercial project in the Swedish market. The order for two TES.POD units is placed on commercial terms, with Azelio’s energy storage solution…
