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New Study Reveals Small-Scale Renewable Energy Sources Could Cause Power Failures

Renewable energy that feeds into the main power grid could destabilise the system and potentially cause power failures according to a new study.

2 Mar 2022

New Thermal Energy Storage Project Could Reduce Bills and Promote Renewables

New technology capable of storing heat for days or even months, aiding the move toward net zero, is the emphasis of a new project involving the Active Building Centre Research Program, directed by Swansea University, which has recently been bestowed a £146,000 fund.

2 Mar 2022

Scientists Develop a Highly Sensitive System for Detecting Hydrogen Evolution

A new, highly sensitive system for detecting the production of hydrogen gas may play an important role in the quest to develop hydrogen as an environmentally friendly and economical alternative to fossil fuels, according to Penn State scientists.

1 Mar 2022

Solartech Pioneer Solivus Lands £2.4 m Investment to Supercharge UK’s Net-zero Journey

Solivus, the pioneer of new ‘skin-like’ solar panels, has secured £2.4 m investment, led by Founders Factory and G-Force and supported by Crowdcube investors, to fund expansion plans putting solar power at the heart of the UK’s energy generation.

From Solivus Ltd. 28 Feb 2022

World’s First Flexible Solar Manufacturing Facility to Use Micro-groove Technology Opens in the UK

Today, Power Roll opens its solar film manufacturing facility in County Durham. It is the first facility in the world to produce low-cost, lightweight, flexible solar film using Power Roll’s patented micro-groove technology.

From Power Roll Limited 25 Feb 2022

ACWA Power Breaks Ground on Uzbekistan’s First Publicly Tendered Wind Project

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation, desalinated water and green hydrogen plants worldwide, today broke ground on the 100 MW Nukus wind project, in a formal ceremony attended by H.E. Shavket Mirziyoyev, President, Republic of Uzbekistan; H.E. Yousef Saleh Algahrah Al-Otaibi, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Mohammad Abunayyan, Chairman of ACWA Power, and senior officials from the Uzbek government.

From ACWA Power 25 Feb 2022

Majority of Georgians Strongly Support Solar and Wind Power Over Coal-Fired Plants

A majority of Georgia residents strongly support new solar and wind power capacity over new coal-fired plants and believe the state should set a carbon emissions reduction goal, according to a new survey conducted for researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia.

24 Feb 2022