With prices of solar panels dropping by as much as 30%, the mass-adoption of photovoltaics (PVs) would bring 20% of Europeans out of energy poverty With heating season in full swing, as many as 120 million citizens living in the European Union – or 20% of the bloc’s entire population –  are still living in what energy experts refer to as ‘energy poverty’ – the most common indicator of energy poverty is households spending in excess of 10% of their budget on energy bills. One of the driving factors behind energy poverty and the rising cost of heating bills across Europe is the European…

French #renewable energy player @Groupe_VOL_V installed a #biogas plant powered by 36,000 tonnes of organic by-products and choose AB for 2 reasons. Find out why.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), NDT Consultants, Brunel University London, Reece Innovation, InnoTecUK, 3-Sci and E.ON have joined forces to launch a new and innovative project named CleanWinTur.  The project which has been funded by Innovate UK, aims to research practical solutions to minimise the impacts of biofouling on Offshore Wind Turbines (OWT). Offshore wind energy has been instrumental in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and rendering the UK less dependent on imports to cover its energy needs. As such, large investment programmes and favourable legislation have been driving growth in the sector with overall capacity doubling every five years,…

Argonaut Power (Argonaut), Ingenious’ flexible energy platform, has today announced that it has partnered with Northumbrian Water (NWL) to pilot the use of large scale battery storage at a number of the utility’s sites across the North East, Essex and Suffolk. The announcement puts Argonaut at the forefront of storage for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, offering long term flexible solutions and demonstrating the company’s leading innovation capabilities across Energy Transition. Behind the Meter (‘BtM’) storage can help manage energy loads and reduce electricity spend; batteries can be charged at low cost during the night to then power the company’s…

Neste Corporation has made the final investment decision on additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore. The decision is based on a growing global market demand for low-carbon solutions in transport and cities, aviation, polymers and chemicals. The investment worth approximately EUR 1.4 billion will extend Neste’s renewable product overall capacity in Singapore by up to 1.3 million tons per annum, bringing the total renewable product capacity close to 4.5 million tons annually in 2022. The company’s target is to start up the new production line during the first half of 2022. “Neste is in the business of helping transport…

British Airways i360, one of Britain’s most striking tourist attractions, has taken the next step in its sustainable journey and switched to green energy from Ecotricity. The multi-award-winning attraction is a giant glass viewing pod which glides up gently to 450ft above Brighton seafront to offer unrivalled views of the city, the South Downs National Park and the Sussex coastline. BA i360 was constructed with sustainability at its heart, with maximum energy efficiency, limited emissions and around 60 per cent of the power required to run the attraction self-generated as the viewing pod descends. Conceived and designed by Marks Barfield…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy made a big step forward in strengthening its product portfolio by signing the first contract featuring SG 4.5-145 wind turbines with Enel Green Power, the global renewable energy business line of Enel Group. The scope of the contract includes the supply of 24 units of the new SG 4.5-145 wind turbines with a flexible power rating of 4.2 MW for Parque Amistad III and 36 units for Parque Amistad IV, located in Acuña City, in the northern State of Coahuila, Mexico, for a combined total capacity of around 249 MW. These projects represent the first order…

Neste has been partnering in a project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology since 2016 to develop the world’s first science-based method for carbon handprint calculation and communication. This new carbon handprint approach complements the existing carbon footprint methodologies by introducing new definitions and consistent guidelines for comparing two products available for the same purpose and illustrating the climate benefits of the advanced, lower-emission product. Neste researchers in an active role In the project completed in November 2018, Neste’s life cycle assessment experts together with the project partners applied the new handprint methodology…

Commenting on this morning’s announcement by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy that sees a tripling in funding for the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP): Lisa Ashford, Managing Director, Lendahand Ethex Ltd says: “”The UK is a leading exporter of clean energy technology and today’s announcement is welcome news. “There are 600 million people without clean, affordable energy supply in sub-Saharan Africa. This money will help support thousands of families and small businesses who rely on unreliable and dirty forms of fuel such as kerosene. It will also help meet UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7 to ensure universal…

Rueil-Malmaison (France), December 11, 2018 – During a humanitarian crisis, electricity is often difficult to access. Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, is launching Villaya Emergency, a solar microgrid solution ready to use in any situation thanks to a system combining Schneider Electric technologies and the expertise of innovative start-ups. Facilitating access to clean, reliable and affordable energy during humanitarian emergencies Whether due to the geopolitical context, natural disasters or climate change, emergency situations continue to rise in an increasingly uncertain world. With more than 68 million forcibly displaced people in 2017, the United…