Solar again most popular source of energy in official opinion poll
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has this morning released the results of its latest opinion poll on public attitudes to energy. The regular opinion poll found yet again that solar is the nation’s favourite source of energy at 80%, higher than every other renewable or conventional energy technology. The specific question about solar […]
Storage advance may boost solar thermal energy potential
Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it more practical for wider use. The advance is based on a new innovation with thermochemical storage, in which chemical transformation is used in repeated cycles to hold heat, use it […]
Downing LLP agrees investment terms for a £20m biomass installation pipeline with Strand Energy Ltd
Downing LLP has recently agreed terms for a £20m pipeline of biomass installations with Strand Energy Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement Downing and Strand Energy Ltd will form a joint venture – Strand Energy (Biomass) LLP – to invest in biomass heating installations. The joint venture has an initial target of £20m GBP of […]
Anaerobic Digestion industry fights to survive
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association has today strongly objected to DECC’s plans to massively cut back government support for new AD plants. The association’s response to the review of the Feed-in Tariff called for the government to set out much more ambitious plans for delivering new anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. DECC’s proposals would cut […]
Renewables bring down the wholesale cost of energy, finds new study
A new report shows that renewables are cutting the wholesale price of energy and lessening the impact of subsidies on bill payers. The report has been published today by independent energy company Good Energy and is backed by experts at the University of Sheffield. It follows recent announcements by the Government that it will cut […]
Discovery about new battery overturns decades of false assumptions
New findings at Oregon State University have overturned a scientific dogma that stood for decades, by showing that potassium can work with graphite in a potassium-ion battery – a discovery that could pose a challenge and sustainable alternative to the widely-used lithium-ion battery. Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous in devices all over the world, ranging from […]
Scotland shows support for solar energy with key guarantee
The Scottish Government has boosted solar investor confidence north of the border by announcing that, contrary to what the Department of Energy and Climate Change has proposed for England and Wales, it will retain the ‘grandfathering’ guarantee for investment in solar. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing cited the need for “clarity and certainty” for solar […]
Photovoltaic becoming mainstream – one important result from the EU PVSEC 2015
The 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2015) closed its doors on Friday, 18 September. The global PV community met in Hamburg, to discuss the latest developments and innovations in Photovoltaics. More than 50 % of the participants at the EU PVSEC 2015 had been represented by R & D specialists […]
Solar Industry welcomes growing call for Government to reconsider ‘extreme’ Feed-In Tariff proposals
The STA has joined a number of powerful organisations calling on the Government to reconsider their FIT proposals after consultation with the industry and stakeholders. The joint statement asks Government not to take power from the people and is backed by diverse supporters from IKEA and DuPont to EnergyUK, the TUC and the NFU – […]
