sustainable energy

02 Jun 23

Green hydrogen production costs could be lowered with new method

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

By reducing the amount of platinum and iridium used in water electrolysis devices, scientists believe they could bridge one of the largest barriers to green hydrogen production. Hydrogen is a versatile, storable, potentially zero-carbon fuel source, that has been hailed as one of the solutions that will enable countries to reach their net-zero…

02 Jun 23

Geothermal power could provide boost to deprived UK areas

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Deep geothermal technology uses the heat from naturally occurring water sources deep underground to generate a large amount of usable heat and energy. Carried out in conjunction with backbench Conservative MP Dr Kieran Mullan and experts at the University of Durham’s Energy Institute, the report finds “strong overlaps” between areas…

15 Mar 23

UK urged to ‘transform’ 11 ports to support floating offshore wind boom

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

A report by the Global Wind Energy Council's (GWEC) Floating Offshore Wind Taskforce contains a series of recommendations which could see 34 gigawatts (GW) of floating wind installed in UK waters by 2040 if “decisive action” is taken by the government. Ministers have so far set a target to install…

08 Mar 23

Scientists discover enzyme that turns air into electricity

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The team for the Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute in Melbourne, Australia, have produced an enzyme that captures hydrogen from the atmosphere to create an electrical current. The researchers created the enzyme from common soil bacterium. It is able to use the low amounts of hydrogen present in the atmosphere,…

24 Nov 22

What goes around, comes around

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Synchronous condensers have been around for many years. In the 50s and 60s, they were commonly used to provide almost all grid stability in the UK, but fell out of favour towards the end of the 20th century with the rise in power electronics. However, in recent decades, and particularly…

21 Sep 22

Insulating UK homes could save the country ‘billions’, assessments show

Geotechnical & Environmental

The UK government is under increasing pressure from political parties and research groups to increase investments in home insulation, as assessments show that it could save billions in energy costs. The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has drawn up a 28-year plan - at an annual cost of £7bn…

Green hydrogen production costs could be lowered with new method

Geothermal power could provide boost to deprived UK areas

UK urged to ‘transform’ 11 ports to support floating offshore wind boom

Scientists discover enzyme that turns air into electricity

What goes around, comes around

Insulating UK homes could save the country ‘billions’, assessments show

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