Renewables

Following the Government’s commitment to serious investment in battery tech innovation, the future looks bright for all things electric. There seems to be no end to the disruptive potential of fuel-free energy, as the Founder of Eskuta discovered when he launched his fresh take on electrically assisted pedal cycles. As new markets continue to open up, Ian O’Connor shares the buzz about the electric transport revolution.

One of the pillars of the Energy Industry Act is the basic supply of electricity and gas to the economy. However, the safe and reliable supply of energy is even more essential in the medical sector. Both electricity and heat can save lives here. In order to ensure this security of supply in the future, the University of Göttingen (UMG) and the University of Göttingen have jointly initiated an innovative energy supply concept. The c...

Launching a new service designed to provide a complete and compliant way of disposing of compressed gas cylinders, Veolia is keen to push this in a range of industries. To support this new service the company has invested in a dedicated facility, located at the Empire Treatment Plant in the Midlands, which safely removes and treats the contents of the cylinders to ensure full compliance with all statutory and environmental requirements.

According to Macquarie's latest research, the most important trend in the wind industry in 2017 was the decline in average selling prices (ASP) of wind turbines. The company forecasts ASPs to decline by ten percent YoY, which is likely to put pressure on margins across the value chain. However, this trend does have positive consequences for the company's medium term growth outlook for the industry. Macquarie believes this is currently being ...

Supplier for automotive gigabit connectivity over POF (Plastic Optical Fibre), KDPOF, has provided its Automotive Gigabit Ethernet POF (GEPOF) for electric and autonomous driving to solve the electrical challenges and interferences of new powertrain architectures. Carlos Pardo, CEO and Co-founder of KDPOF, stated: "We are happy to announce that several car makers and Tier-1 suppliers have adopted our optical technology for electrical po...

UK Power Networks is part of a consortium that has won £11m government funding for four electric vehicle demonstration projects as part of a series of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) innovation bids. Vehicle to Grid technology enables energy stored in an electric vehicle’s battery to be fed back into the electricity network at times of peak demand.

  The University of South Wales’ Centre for Automotive and Power System Engineering and Ricardo have announced that they intend to collaborate on Electric Vehicle (EV) battery systems research and development.

Next year, Volvo Trucks will start selling electric trucks in Europe, with the first units being put into operation with selected reference customers later this year. Electric trucks drastically reduce noise and exhaust emissions and will open up new ways to manage logistics. More goods will then be carried at night, meaning fewer trucks need to compete for road space during peak daytime hours.

  A new initiative will test scientific minds with the latest technology options to increase the quality, accuracy and access to data used in monitoring and predicting wind trends.

A long-term agreement (LTA) has been signed between Optimas Solutions and LEVC (London EV Company), with the two businesses now collaborating to deliver optimised fasteners to enable the production of the new TX - the advanced electric taxi. The agreement was signed at the new £325m LEVC production plant in Coventry on the 6th September. Optimas has already been heavily involved in the project, providing specialised and standard fasten...