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Increasing Solar Energy Plants Should be a Priority for Economic, Environmental Reasons, Says Expert

Solar energy is one of the most cost-effective ways to generate electricity, cheaper even than existing coal-fired power stations, says environmental and technology expert Professor Ravi Silva, Director of the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey. Increasing the amount of energy derived from solar power should therefore be a priority for economic reasons, as well as environmental.

2 Feb 2022

Commercial Banks Continue to Consider Merchant Renewable Energy Plants as Risky

As the global demand for power continues to rise, so too does the number of small merchant renewable energy plants, which augment the supplies of existing energy companies. These plants are independent, typically small scale, and focus on renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind.

31 Jan 2022

Story Pitch: 10kg of Plastic PPE Waste to be Recycled Every Hour in World-first Collaboration

Plastic PPE waste is to be given another life in a ground-breaking recycling collaboration between Heriot-Watt University and Britain’s largest PPE manufacturer, Globus Group.

27 Jan 2022

Offshore Wind Project Secures UK Funding

The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Demonstrator (Demo) has been awarded £9.6m of UK Government funding to develop and demonstrate a suite of UK-manufactured innovative floating wind technologies for the first time.

26 Jan 2022

An ACWA Power-led Consortium and Oman Power and Water Procurement Company Inaugurate Ibri 2 PV IPP, Oman’s Largest Utility-scale Renewable Energy Project

Under the patronage of His Excellency Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi, Omani Minister of Interior, and in the presence of His Excellency Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Saudi Minister of Investment, a consortium consisting of ACWA Power - a leading developer, investor and operator of power generation, desalinated water and green hydrogen plants - Gulf Investment Corporation (“GIC”), and Alternative Energy Projects Co. (“AEPC”), today inaugurated Ibri 2, the first solar independent power project (IPP) to be launched under the country’s national renewable energy programme and connected to the main national grid.

25 Jan 2022

SSE Acquires First Solar Project in its Role as the UK’s National Clean Energy Champion

SSE has announced details of its first solar project that will deliver 30 MW of clean energy as part of its ambitious £12.5bn investment programme to power change towards net zero.

From SSE Renewables 20 Jan 2022

Using Renewable Fuels Consistently will Have an Immediate Impact on Climate Protection in the Transport Sector

The press conference in the run-up to the 19th International Conference on Renewable Mobility “Fuels of the Future 2022” addressed the contribution that sustainable renewable fuels already make to mitigating climate change and their potential to boost climate protection immediately.

19 Jan 2022

Ocean Winds Consolidates Scottish Power Production in the Moray Firth & Celebrates ScotWind Award of Moray Firth Site

Ocean Winds, an international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables (EDPR) and ENGIE (50:50), has been awarded the rights to develop new offshore wind generation capacity in the outer Moray Firth in Scotland, as part of the ScotWind process run by Crown Estate Scotland.

18 Jan 2022

Photon Recycling can Provide a Pathway Towards High-Efficiency Solar Energy Conversion

Metal halide perovskites are receiving great attention as next-generation semiconductors for solar energy conversion. Since the first demonstration of 3.8% efficiency in 2009, efficiencies have increased rapidly and state-of-the-art perovskite solar cells exhibit high efficiencies over 25%, close to the record efficiencies of silicon photovoltaics.

17 Jan 2022

Innovative Bioenergy Model Helps Boosts Renewable Energy Source

An innovative bioenergy model developed at West Virginia University called "FUN-BioCROP" will help farmers better manage production while also boosting a renewable energy source that will not increase atmospheric carbon dioxide.

17 Jan 2022