Networks of companies worldwide are improving efficiency, saving costs and cutting their environmental impacts by partnering to share excess energy and resources
22 July, 2015
Industries in remote areas with weak or even no grid infrastructure typically use fossil fuel generators to ensure a reliable energy supply. Integrating solar power into diesel-powered systems creates a reliable, resource-friendly and efficient energy supply, as Volker Wachenfeld explains.
20 July, 2015
Chemical looping combustive purification technology, developed in conjunction with Cambridge University, could have made point of use argon recovery possible.
17 July, 2015
Kepler Energy is taking a different approach to tidal power, applying a design that can be used in benign sea conditions in a location closer to end-demand and which could generate utility-scale quantities of power, as Peter Dixon explains.
15 July, 2015
When it comes to seeking investment for to help bring your technology to market, the reality is that "it's brutal out there", writes Evgeniya Stefanovich.
15 July, 2015
Chun Yu Jonathan Poon looks at the current status of China's solar industry, pondering where its future may lie after a series of scandals and international trade battles.
14 July, 2015
In the second part of his series looking at the potential benefits of district heating for the UK, Crispin Matson discusses the Gospel Oak project in Camden, one of the country's success stories.
14 July, 2015
In the first of a two-part series, Crispin Matson looks at the potential advantages of district heating for the UK, where the technology is expected to meet 20% of the country's heat demand by 2030.
10 July, 2015
Chris Leaman explains the benefits of using modern solar power systems for homes and businesses across the US.
09 July, 2015
Those innovating in on and offshore wind, as well as solar power, can now better demonstrate a product’s impact on the cost of energy using a new free online tool from KIC InnoEnergy, explains the company's Antoni Martínez.
09 July, 2015
Rohan Singh explores the main issues relating to financing renewable energy projects in India, offering up some solutions to help domestic and foreign companies alike meet the challenges head on.
09 July, 2015
In Part II of her feature on China’s expanding renewables sector, Rachel Parkes discusses the Chinese drive to renewables, and the challenges it faces in trying to meet its growing demand for renewable power.
07 July, 2015
Since adopting its low carbon strategy in 2007, China has surged ahead with its 680 GW renewable power programme. But with GDP growth slowing, can China’s renewables revolution live up to expectations? Rachel Parkes reports in Part I on China’s rise to the top of the renewables charts.
03 July, 2015
For MENA countries to achieve their renewable power generation ambitions they will need to draw on international expertise, devise supportive renewable energy policies and enhance current grid infrastructure if they are to be achieved.
02 July, 2015
The Scottish Government published its Heat Policy State in mid June, setting out its approach towards decarbonising the heat system along with a framework for investment in a low carbon heat sector. Here, Stephanie Clark from Scottish Renewables suggests that to succeed, Scotland needs to learn significant lessons from the Danes.
01 July, 2015