Eco Innovation
North Star wins £90m contract to complete vessel package
North Star Group has clinched the service operations vessel (SOV) contract to support the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, off the coast of Yorkshire.
Volta Trucks confirms its full electric variants
Volta Trucks, a full electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed that its forthcoming 7.5- and 12-tonne variants have entered the engineering phase of development, with a single design concept already selected.
Industrial sector must be retrofitted to decarbonise
In a world where climate change is increasingly influenced by industrial emissions, decarbonising the industrial sector becomes the immediate priority to phase out CO2 emissions from the use of fossil fuels.
UK gov supports new tech to significantly cut carbon and costs for industry
The UK Government-funded BEIS Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) has released the results from the initial phases of the programme, which suggest that from the 16 innovation demonstration cross-sector projects supported, up to 40.5TWh of energy could be saved by 2031 if the technologies are adopted.
Spearheading Uber's electrification
In 2019, Uber committed to fully electrifying its fleet of vehicles in London by 2025. On top of this, the company has pledged a succession of other electric vehicle (EV) commitments across the globe. This includes becoming 50% electric in seven European cities by 2030. By 2040 it claims that will be net zero. How practical are these promises, and what is Uber doing to bring about change?
CLEANPOWER: Richardson Electronics
Richardson Electronics will be exhibiting in-person at the CLEANPOWER event on December 7-8, 2021, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Their patented ultracapacitor-based pitch energy module, the ULTRA3000, will be on display during the show in booth #1518.
£78m net zero flexible power generation scheme
Specialist high voltage engineering and contracting firm Smith Brothers, has been appointed to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) expertise to a portfolio of projects – designed to support the transition towards more sustainable power generation and net zero.
More sustainable materials to be introduced into EV charging stations
EVBox Group, a provider of flexible and scalable charging solutions for electric vehicles, and Covestro, a provider of polymer solutions, are working on a pilot project to ensure more sustainable plastics are used in the production of EV charging stations.
'Sustainable Conversation, Nurturing Life' - COP26
Delta, a global provider of smart energy-saving solutions, participated in the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) Glasgow through the Delta Electronics Foundation by hosting an official side event with Virginia Tech, U.N. Habitat, Technical University of Berlin and ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability).
Expanding Kenya’s renewable power capacity
Kenya’s Renewable Energy Auctions Policy (REAP), launched in early 2021, is expected to expand Kenya’s renewable power capacity over the next decade, with GlobalData forecasting growth from 1.4GW in 2020 to 3.7GW in 2030.