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New Report Finds Smarter Way to Make Homes More Energy Efficient

A new approach to measuring heat loss from homes with smart meters will make buildings more energy efficient and cut CO2, say researchers.

4 Mar 2022

SP Energy Networks Given Green Light for Nine Projects to Accelerate Pace of Change Towards Net Zero Targets

SP Energy Networks has been given the green light to progress with £1.2 m worth of projects to help tackle some of the UK’s biggest and most complex network challenges. Nine projects will now move into an early trial phase where their solutions to help move the country towards achieving its net zero emissions targets will be assessed.

From SP Energy Networks 3 Mar 2022

Sembcorp Energy UK Secures 150 MW Battery Storage in Capacity Market Auction

Sembcorp Energy UK (SEUK) announced that it has secured a 15-year contract for 150 MW of two-hour duration battery storage (equivalent to 300 MWh) in the provisional results for the latest T-4 2025/26 Capacity Market auction. This 150 MW tranche, expected to be operational by 2023, is part of a planned total 360 MW battery energy storage system announced in December 2021.

25 Feb 2022

Biodegradable Household Batteries a Step Closer

Fully organic rechargeable household batteries are an ideal alternative to traditional metal-based batteries, in particular for reducing pollution to landfill and the environment.

24 Feb 2022

Decarbonising Cement by 2040: University, Government and Industry Collaboration Unveiled

A ground-breaking project led by Heriot-Watt University is accelerating efforts to decarbonise the energy-intensive cement industry.

9 Feb 2022

AWS Wave Energy Converter Arrives in Orkney for EMEC Demo

A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its imminent deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

From European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd. 28 Jan 2022

Successful MW-Scale Demonstration of sCO2 Technology for a Concentrated Solar Power Plant

Southwest Research Institute worked with government and commercial collaborators to successfully develop and demonstrate full-scale turbomachinery for one of the world's first supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power systems for a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant.

18 Jan 2022

Year-Round Energy Savings with New All-Season Smart-Roof Coating

Scientists have developed an all-season smart-roof coating that keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer – without consuming natural gas or electricity.

17 Dec 2021

HPS Receives the "Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award" for the World's First Year-Round Electricity Storage System for Homes

HPS Home Power Solutions GmbH, provider of picea, the world’s first year-round electricity storage system for homes based on green hydrogen, today announced that it has been selected from 168 entries to receive the “Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award”.

From Home Power Solutions (HPS) 1 Dec 2021

Enviva and J-Power Join Efforts to Decarbonize Power Generation in Japan

Enviva Partners, LP, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Tokyo-based utility Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the long-term, large-scale supply of sustainable wood biomass from Enviva's manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Southeast to J-Power’s coal-fired power plants in Japan.

From Enviva 19 Nov 2021