£5 billion of energy investment projects announced
The President of the Board of Trade, Liam Fox, announces the launch of the UK’s first Energy Investment Portfolio, worth an estimated £5 billion
UK energy prices expected to soar after Brexit
The UK's energy trade association has warned that uncertainty in the sector will lead to increased energy prices once the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.
Big prizes awarded to European electricity prediction specialists
Three European predicition specalists have won prizes worth €2 million for developing the most accurate predictions of electricity flow through a grid.
Power cuts in Britain: the battle businesses face
Some businesses have prepared themselves to cope with such situations, but most have not. Power cuts aren’t only difficult to deal with when you’re at home, but in a work environment, this can cause lost productivity – can your business afford it?
India needs to rethink its renewable energy policy to reach 2020 target
According to Global Data, if India does not make any changes to its renewable energy policy, it will not reach the ambitious target of installation of 175 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2022
New regulations will require landlords to install energy efficiency measures
Tenants living in some of the coldest homes in England and Wales are set to benefit from amended regulations requiring landlords to install energy efficiency measures, Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry announced today
Consultation on community involvement in shale gas proposals launched
Shale gas developers could be required to consult local communities, even before submitting a planning application, following the launch of the latest government consultation
Ocean energy: Time to unleash the current
Gesine Meissner MEP, Special Envoy to the President of the European Parliament on Maritime Policy, shares her thoughts on ocean energy and why now is the time to unleash the current so that renewable technologies in Europe are pushed forward
Turning buildings into power stations: The UK’s first energy-positive office
Dr Justin Searle at Swansea University, discusses low carbon affordable buildings and energy-positive structures.
Tech and the shared responsibility of a greener future
Independent energy consultant Joss Clarke believes tech innovations have shown the future can be bright, but the whole sector needs to do its part to make a greener future
ScottishPower first in UK to change to 100% wind power
ScottishPower has become the UK's first to exit completely from coal and gas to wind power after selling generation assets, worth £702 million, to Drax.
SAP 10: lifting the handbrake on how we decarbonise heat in the UK
Kevin Stickney, Managing Director of Erda Energy, argues recent building assessment factor updates are an overdue (and incomplete) corrective offering a glimpse of the UK’s electrified future for heating.
Climate experts advise government on net zero emissions target
Climate experts will advise the government on whether the UK should set a date for a net zero emissions target as the first ever Green GB & NI week launches
Russia will contribute 75% of Former Soviet Union’s oil and gas pipeline additions to...
Russia is forecast to add the highest trunk pipeline length in the Former Soviet Union oil and gas pipeline industry between 2018 and 2022
Greece receives EU funding to become first member state to use solar power to...
As lithium-ion battery prices fall, Greece receives EUR 12.5 million in EU funding to become first member state to use solar power as a way of reducing power outages
Renewable energy set for boost in Spain as government suspends solar power tax
The recently elected Spanish government is set to suspend the country’s controversial 7% solar power tax, as it seeks to move towards renewables and lower the cost of electricity bills for families with solar panels fitted to their homes
The Flexible Heat and Power (FHP) project: Distribution grid connected power to heat resources
Chris Caerts, Product Manager at VITO, detail the FHP (Flexible Heat and Power) dynamic coalitions of distribution grid connected power to heat resources project and how this could provide local and system level services throughout Europe
Why utility companies need to look at agile mobile applications in order to increase...
The public utility space is a competitive one, and as this competition continues to increase, Power and Utilities providers are increasingly investing sizeable amounts in infrastructure projects designed to expand their offering
New food production systems need sustainable energy worldwide
Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration explain the reasons as to why sustainable energy worldwide is a requirement if we are to continue producing food in the future for an ever-growing population
Advanced power electronics promotes the green transition in the Baltic Sea Region
The Interreg 5B project Power Electronics for Green Energy Efficiency (“Green PE”) helps companies in the BSR to transition towards more efficient products using next-generation power electronics.