Features for March 2014

Features Archive

Piling on the heat in Finland Piling on the heat in Finland

A building using ground source heating and cooling is a first for chilly Finland. While geothermal energy is not a new idea, employing the infrastructure from the ground up is.

March/April edition preview: Spotlight on ‘Solar Fuel Savers’

Dr Daniel Davies, Solarcentury’s director for East Africa, discusses the pros (and challenges) of hybrid PV systems — those plants that use the sun to reduce electricity costs for diesel generator applications.

Lessons gleaned from ‘green’ cities Lessons gleaned from ‘green’ cities

Major cities are embracing renewable energy sources. But there's still plenty of room for improvement. Chris Davidson of GI Energy identifies a few trailblazers.

Green replacement fuels taking flight Green replacement fuels taking flight

Direct replacements for conventional fuels can be delivered utilising existing infrastructure without incurring additional logistics expenditure.

Managing risk in the international feedstock supply chain

More than ever before, the feedstock supply chain is subject to the volatility of a global market place and unpredictable environment. As such, mitigating the risks surrounding unreliable finance, poor weather, complex logistics and crop failure is crucial to securing the funding to keep bioenergy alive.

Spotlight on Landfill Gas Energy: Eye on China and India Spotlight on Landfill Gas Energy: Eye on China and India

Andrew Mourant, contributing writer for Renewable Energy Focus magazine, continues his "mini-series" on LFG site management and engineering.

Fuel cell power helps capture wildlife footage in Scotland for BBC Winterwatch TV series Fuel cell power helps capture wildlife footage in Scotland for BBC Winterwatch TV series

Fuel cell technology has been used to provide a reliable source of off-grid power for remote camera units that recorded wildlife footage in Scotland for a recent BBC natural history TV series.