The Digital, Autonomous and Robotics Engineering (DARE) Centre at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth, UK, has officially been opened. The £3 million ($1.2 million) DARE Centre, is a first-of-its-kind and will provide an opportunity for developers, researchers and the wider industry to test, demonstrate and commercialise innovative digital and robotic
The Office for National Statistics’ latest Climate Change insights data has revealed that 2023 has been a “warmer than average” year as consumption-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fall by only 2% from 2018. According to the paper, UK provisional mean temperatures for January and February 2023 were 1.7 degrees Celsius above the 2020 average. As
British homes will send an average of £5,700 abroad to foreign gas producers to heat their homes and water and cook food by the middle of the next decade, new analysis suggests. The average home could be buying foreign gas worth around £500 a year by 2035, unless efforts are made to reduce the country's
In 1883, Cragside, the dramatic castle-like home of British industrial magnate William Armstrong, would have looked every inch the cradle of revolution. Known as “the palace of a modern magician,” Cragside drew a long list of visiting kings and prime ministers eager to see the first home ever to be powered by domestically-generated electricity. In
We have been members of the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC) for some time now. Through RECC we provide a two year workmanship guarantee that is transferable to a new owner; this guarantee is also backed by an insurance scheme so you can get help even if we cease to trade.So what is RECC and
Efficient energy storage technology is needed to overcome fluctuations in renewable energy supply and decrease our reliance on fossil fuels. Here are some of the most promising technologies in the industry today As the world moves towards a more renewable and decentralised energy system, energy storage is becoming increasingly important. Energy storage technologies allow us to
Drax has confirmed that Britain’s vast wind power resources generated more electricity than gas in the first three months of 2023. According to the power generation business, almost a third (32.4%) of Britain’s electricity was generated from wind power outpacing gas, which delivered 31.7%, for the first time in the country’s history, Drax Electric Insights
As photovoltaic technology goes mainstream, driving a market evolution in how solar is installed and financed, how is one of its stalwarts and pioneers – Qcells – adapting to this consumer-focused future? In an industry as fast-paced as renewable energy, jaw-dropping statistics are pretty common. But one recent data set from BloombergNEF (BNEF) and
Residential solar marketplace Otovo says solar installation prices fell by 13% in a six month period to March 2023 for British households. Otovo, a Norwegian company which launched in the UK in February, expects both the cost of panels and labour to fall further, with VAT on UK residential solar systems set at 0% making
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