Swedish heat pump company Aira has opened a new facility at the Springkerse Industrial Estate in Stirling, central Scotland, to serve Scottish customers. In 2025, the company plans to open an Academy at the site to provide training for the…
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Shift from markets towards central planning set to speed up clean power delivery
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A shift from markets towards central planning will help deliver the UK’s target of a clean electricity system by 2030, speakers at the BIEE’s biennial Policy Conference suggested. Rebecca Sedler, managing director, interconnectors, at National Grid Ventures, said that the…
EU Skills: changing energy industry needs to recruit nearly 25k new skilled workers per year over the next six years
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The power industry has to recruit over 22,400 people over the next six years to achieve its Net Zero while the gas industry will require over 2000 people annually to launch a hydrogen industry, according to new figures from Energy…
Study finds little ground heating risk from potential ten-fold increase in ground source heat installations
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Most ground source heating and cooling (GSHC) systems are unlikely to represent a risk to the environment from change the temperature in the ground around them, a study for the Government’s Chief Scientist has reported. However, larger GSHC systems or…
Cricket stadium to be solar powered
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England’s cricket international against Australia in Southampton was part-powered by a new solar array on the roof of the Utilita Bowl stadium. Over the summer the stadium has seen installation of 1,044 panels on its roof, which will provide roughly…
Insurer warns renewable energy installers over rising weather events
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Build-out of renewable energy facilities. May be delayed by contractor errors and defects, and weather events, GCube Insurance warns in a report titled “Arrested Development: Managing complex claims in the boom-and-bust world of renewables construction”. The insurer says historically, increased…
Heavy goods transport turning towards an electric future
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E.ON brought together heavy goods vehicle manufacturers and logistics companies with its own e-mobility experts for a joint long-distance test it called eTruckathon. Twelve e-trucks travelled 300km from Essen to Hanover to demonstrate the practical suitability of electric and fuel…
Research projects aim to speed renewables for local users and rail travellers
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SP Energy Networks has been awarded over £21 million of funding from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund for projects to help speed the use of green energy. Flexible Railway Energy Hubs, awarded over £8m, will demonstrate for the first time a…
MOD successfully trials hydrogen generators for EV charging
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A hydrogen power trial has successfully introduced and utilised hydrogen on military bases to generate electricity to recharge electric cars and vans using rapid chargers – the first military application of the technology. GeoPura said the trial used green hydrogen-powered…
Ramboll launches design platform for district heat networks
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Architecture, engineering and consultancy company Ramboll has launched an AI-optimised heat network design platform, District One, to respond to what it says is set to be ‘transformational’ developments in UK heat networks. The company highlighted the government’s targets to increase…