We Scots are often guilty of failing to enunciate our Ts. If you ever hear us referring to a “bah-ery”, we’re talking about energy storage systems. So we may drop our Ts when pronouncing the word, but there’s one “T” that Scottish batteries have a prime opportunity to support: the…

Dubai Festival City Mall will install solar panels on the roofs of two of its stores, to generate up to 6.4 GWh of solar power. The solar panels, which will be installed on the roofs of IKEA and Carrefour, will provide up to 30% of the electricity requirements of the…

By storing energy we can address the challenge of guaranteeing flexible and reliable supply from weather-dependant energy sources – cutting bills, reducing carbon emissions and delivering on the promise of the energy transition. Energy generation hit the headlines in May as the UK went two weeks without burning coal for…

Forget electric. Forget petrol. Forget diesel. The future of car fuel lives in our algae, and a meeting of British and European minds is paving the way to get us there through the ‘All-Gas’ project. Co-funded by the EU’s 7th Framework Program, ‘All-Gas’ has moved on from its 2011 beginnings…

U.S. offshore wind developers will need to optimize turbine advancements, supply chains and capacity markets to counter falling tax credits and beat the record U.S. price set in Massachusetts, industry experts told the US Offshore Wind 2019 Conference. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind project, co-owned by Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen…

UK Power Networks Services and London City Airport are to install renewable and sustainable energy technologies to ensure the long-term resilience and operational excellence of the airport. London City Airport is undergoing a £500 million development programme that will transform the airport and the customer experience, accommodating for a huge…

London, 26 June 2019: The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has launched the first edition of its Global Offshore Wind Report, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the prospects for the global offshore wind market, including forecast data, market-level analysis and review of efforts to lower costs. The global offshore…

The Hydropower Turbine Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $1 billion to over $2 billion by 2025; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Growing efforts toward development of renewable technologies to ease reliance on conventional power generation systems…...

National Grid ESO has partnered with two DNOs and energy tech firm Electron to collaborate on a shared generation and storage asset data register. The RecorDER project will see the electricity system operator work alongside SP Energy Networks (SPEN) and UK Power Networks (UKPN) to develop a register of distributed…

The UK recorded its greenest ever winter in 2018/19, as mild conditions, high renewable output and system flexibility combined to send carbon intensity tumbling. National Grid ESO’s Winter Outlook document, published yesterday, revealed that the average carbon intensity of power generation over the period established a new record low of…