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‘Range anxiety’ is a term coined to describe the worry of getting ‘stranded due to power loss’ when driving an electric vehicle (EV). The low power range of EVs is infamous and a reason the market has been slow to pick up speed. But, with the UK Government vowing to reduce emissions in cities, how can battery storage make EVs feasible for public transport? Here, Alan Binning, Regional Sales Manager at COPA-DATA UK, explains. Achieving zero-emission public transport is a vital element of a smart city, and there are several initiatives in place to encourage these efforts. The All Electric…

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Friday 21st August 2020, Whitley, UK – Research by Jaguar Land Rover has revealed how an innovative recycling process could upcycle aluminium waste from drinks cans, bottle tops and end-of-life vehicles into the premium cars of the future and reduce production CO2 emissions by up to 26 per cent. The REALITY aluminium project is a key part of Jaguar Land Rover’s Destination Zero mission to reduce carbon emissions and its ambition to make societies safer and environments cleaner through relentless innovation. Engineers were able to use the recycled aluminium parts and mix it with a lower amount of primary aluminium to…

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Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between Total, one of the world’s largest energy companies, and Simply Blue Energy, a pioneering Celtic Sea blue economy project developer has secured seabed rights to develop Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. The Crown Estate, which acts as manager of the seabed around Wales, England and Northern Ireland, has awarded seabed rights, in relation to the 96 MW Erebus floating wind demonstration project, located approximately 44km off the Pembrokeshire coastline. Hugh Kelly, Project Managing Director, said: “We are incredibly pleased to sign the Agreement for Lease for Erebus. This first project in Wales…

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The CrossWind consortium, a joint venture between Shell in the Netherlands and Eneco, has awarded Fugro a contract to deliver comprehensive geotechnical site investigation solutions to support development of the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm. The site investigation solutions will comprise an unexploded ordnance (UXO) site clearance survey followed by a seabed cone penetration test (CPT) investigation. After clearing the sites with the Fugro vessel Atlantis Dweller, Fugro will mobilise their seabed SEACALF® Mk V DeepDrive CPT system for the fieldwork, which is scheduled to begin this month and should complete by the end of September. The SEACALF acquires…

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How many people know about Fuel Cell technology? The answer is probably not many and those that do know, may have some sketchy ideas about the wider benefits. Yes, fuel cells are the most efficient and low carbon means of utilising natural gas from our grid. Some fuels cells have a high heat output while others generate more electrical power. CHP plant and fuel cells are often clumped together as a technology group because of the nature of the outputs. It’s important to understand that SOFC (Solid Oxide) technology or stationary fuel cells can offer much more to the wider…

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In the past two decades, the car market has declined twice: first due to the 2008 economic crisis, and then due to falling sales in China. Most recently, the lockdowns implemented to combat the coronavirus pandemic, causing auto-production plants to close globally and a loss of consumer spending will lead to an unprecedented 23% decline in 2020 (IDTechEx prediction).   In the following decade (2030 – 2040), things will not improve: the global car market will be blindsided by the rise of autonomous vehicles, which greatly reduces the need for private car ownership. Within this scenario, it is electric cars…

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Fueled by growing electricity needs, that are driving demand for reliable and safe electrical networks, digital substation market is anticipated to undergo a period of exponential growth over the forthcoming years. Digital substations bring great flexibility to the electricity grid, particularly in terms of engineering, design, operation, and installation. Attributing to this flexibility, modifications can be accommodated easily, off-the-shelf solutions to problems can be adopted, system integrity can be assured through embedded diagnostics and the amount of cabling, and by association costs, can be reduced greatly. These prominent benefits are majorly responsible for promoting adoption of digital substations over its…

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We’ve all seen the headlines about the impact of lockdown on air quality and nature bouncing back over the last few months. More time at home has given us the space to reflect on the amount we travel and consume – and proven that by embracing new technologies and habits we genuinely can make a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, the pandemic has helped us re-evaluate our priorities and realise that protecting humanity and the environment must play a greater role in driving our agendas. Environmental care has long been important to us at VINCI Energies UK…

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Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are considered by the most, as two competing technologies. Although both technologies power an electric motor, they have different properties and each of them is well suited for some uses more than others.   BEVs market is increasing, with the major automotive companies, like BMW, and Mercedes, starting to introduce into the market an increasing number of electric battery vehicles, in parallel to the main BEVs company like Tesla, and Toyota. FCEVs on the other hand are still at the demonstration stage.   In April 2019 Daimler stepped back from…

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The University of Surrey is to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO2 emissions, following an award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The project, which will be led by Dr Yunlong Zhao, will undertake research into state-of-the-art batteries that use Li–CO2 electrochemical technology. Crucially, the research will look to achieve a breakthrough in efficient CO2 fixation to store energy. The EPSRC has bestowed Dr Zhao with its prestigious New Investigator Award. Dr Zhao is Lecturer in Energy Storage and Bioelectronics at Surrey’ Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) and he is…

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