Karl Anders, managing director of Mer UK, responds to government plans to ‘halve’ the time it takes for more power lines to be built across the United Kingdom. A deficit in grid capacity is possibly the single most inhibiting factor in achieving our net zero goals, especially when it comes to the electric vehicle (EV)…
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Leeds City Council and Vital Energi welcome Lord Callanan, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance) to the award-winning Leeds PIPES heat network on 3rd August. The Minister visited several landmarks and connections on the network including the Recycling & Energy Recovery Facility (RERF), Cross Green energy centre and St…
Chris Rason, managing director of Aggreko Energy Services, says new European Union plans to accelerate the adoption of renewables and long-term fixed contracts are short-sighted and ignore the better option of decentrilising power supply. The EU is reforming its internal electricity market to allow greater access to greener energy sources as part of a longer-term…
Three green hydrogen projects which Kimberly-Clark is developing with energy industry partners have won places on the UK Government’s Hydrogen Business Model Strategy (HBMS) shortlist. The scheme will kickstart the UK’s low carbon hydrogen economy by funding a first-round allocation of 250MW of electrolytic hydrogen projects across England, Scotland and Wales. Kimberly-Clark, the parent company…
Pinnacle Group is transfering a substantial majority of its share capital in UK district heating business Pinnacle Power to independent infrastructure fund manager DIF Capital Partners, with the management team retaining a minority stake under a sale agreement. Pinnacle Power plans to invest in £1 billion of green energy infrastructure projects, leading to the deployment…
Energy production is one of the many contributors to climate change but, given the necessity for energy, future advances can make the process more sustainable according to UK electricity distributor, Northern Powergrid – enter space-based energy. Although not a new concept, recent developments are making space-based energy a much more accessible option which might also…
Atlas Copco Power Technique Australia is helping contracting business Solar Farm Construction establish solar farms in Adelaide, South Australia. Adelaide’s vast areas of land are suitable for solar farming – with the city ideally positioned to benefit from integrating solar energy as a core part of its energy mix. The cooperation between Solar Farm and…
On 2nd December Legal & General CEO, Sir Nigel Wilson, formally opened the largest production facility dedicated to the manufacture of ground source heat pumps in the United Kingdom. Kensa Group’s new facility at Mount Wellington Mine in Truro, Cornwall, combines modern office and production facilities with the capacity to manufacture 30,000 ground source heat…
Three cleaner fuels are to be trialled in mobile electricity generators used to power homes, in a move towards cleaner air and transition to Net Zero emissions. UK Power Networks will use lower emission fuels to replace diesel in generators. The industry-first project will see homes and businesses in Kent use the alternative fuel in…
Global solar-driven sector coupling manufacturer Solarwatt GmbH has announced a more than doubling of like-for-like sales for the first three quarters of 2022 to €250 million (£218 million). The Dresden-based company has sold almost 50,000 photovoltaic systems across Europe in the current financial year, including 24,500 systems in Germany. In the first three quarters of…
SSE Energy Solutions has partnered with The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) in the United Kingdom to inform Universities on the best practices to go green and decarbonise. Energy professionals from SSE have provided certified Continuing Professional Development training across university campuses, on the topic of decarbonisation. The sessions, led by subject matter…
Global multi-energy company TotalEnergies and Veolia have signed an agreement to start the construction of the Sultanate of Oman’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system providing power for a desalination plant in the city of Sur. The power plant will be located on the site of the Sharqiyah Desalination plant, which is a reference in Oman…