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Worksport introduces the TerraVis solar panel tonneau cover for pickup trucks
Worksport introduces the TerraVis solar panel tonneau cover for pickup trucks Worksport™ launched a new website earlier today, releasing highly anticipated details on their a brand new TerraVis...
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Britain relaxing planning rules for battery storage Gigafactories
Britain relaxing planning rules for battery storage Gigafactories The British government has announced it will relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewa...
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4 in 5 energy professionals in the UK call for resilient green recovery
4 in 5 energy professionals in the UK call for resilient green recovery Britain’s energy professionals have added their voices to growing calls to ‘build back better’ post COVID-19, according to the E...
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Columbia University Engineering modernising the Electrical Power Grid
Columbia University Engineering modernising the Electrical Power Grid Columbia University engineering researchers who are affiliated with the Data Science Institute (DSI) have received a $2.06m Perfor...
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Highview Power awarded £10m grant for commercial CRYOBattery facility in Manchester
Highview Power awarded £10m grant for commercial CRYOBattery facility in Manchester Highview Power has been awarded a £10 million grant from the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Str...
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Britishvolt UK Gigafactory one step closer with appointment of Isobel Sheldon
Britishvolt UK Gigafactory one step closer with appointment of Isobel Sheldon Battery manufacturer Britishvolt announces the appointment of seasoned battery industry professional Isobel Sheldon, as Ch...
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Registration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge extended
Registration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge extended The coronavirus does not stop Helsinki’s climate work. The schedule for the international Helsinki Energy Challenge has been altered due t...
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Highway wind turbines are generating energy from passing cars
Highway wind turbines are generating energy from passing cars The average wind turbine generates 6 million kilowatts of energy in a year. That’s enough to power 1,500 households. Entrepreneurs Kerem D...
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The first Solar Road may have failed, but they still have a bright future
The first Solar Road may have failed, but they still have a bright future Just three years after it was built, Normandy’s 0.6 mile solar-powered road was deemed a total failure. Consisting of 30,000 s...
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MIT looking at cheaper solar cells by making them really thin
MIT looking at cheaper solar cells by making them really thin Researchers at MIT and at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have outlined a pathway to slash solar cell manufacturing costs...
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Rolls Royce and UK Government champion compact nuclear power stations
Rolls Royce and UK Government champion compact nuclear power stations UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has provided match funding to the consortium of companies designing a new type of compact nuclea...
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MIT studies uncertain role of natural gas in the transition to clean energy
MIT studies uncertain role of natural gas in the transition to clean energy A new MIT study examines the opposing roles of natural gas in the battle against climate change — as a bridge toward a lower...
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Fujitsu UK’s CTO of Transport shares his Transport predictions for 2020
Fujitsu UK’s CTO of Transport shares his Transport predictions for 2020 The past year has seen considerable change across the UK’s transport industry, from the arrival of the first driverless ta...
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Electricity North West invests in new JCB Electric Diggers
Electricity North West invests in new JCB Electric Diggers Electricity North West – providers of power to five million people – has invested in two brand new JCB electric mini excavators....
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Createc wins 2nd Queen’s Award for their complex nuclear innovations
Createc wins 2nd Queen’s Award for their complex nuclear innovations An innovative company known for finding solutions to some of the world’s most complex industrial challenges has been presente...
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Nuclear Technology Showcase event in Cumbria explored innovation and digital technology
Nuclear Technology Showcase event in Cumbria explored innovation and digital technology A PIONEERING event held in the UK which brought together nuclear technology, innovations and cutting-edge digita...
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Renewable synthetic fuels for less CO₂ will power legacy vehicles and charge electric cars
Renewable synthetic fuels for less CO₂ will power legacy vehicles and charge electric cars The fossil CO₂ emitted by road vehicles will have to be reduced to nearly zero over the next three decades to...
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Carr’s Group acquires NW Total Engineered Solutions to bolster engineering capability
Carr’s Group acquires NW Total Engineered Solutions to bolster engineering capability Carr’s Group, the Agriculture and Engineering Company, announces the acquisition of the entire issued...
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Eurovia announces 2 new positive-energy Power Road projects in France
Eurovia announces 2 new positive-energy Power Road projects in France While resurfacing the cinema car park in Feurs (Forez Est, central France) and modernising the heat and energy systems in 76 socia...
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India’s Delhi Metro now 60 percent solar powered
India’s Delhi Metro now 60 percent solar powered 290 trains across 373 kilometres serving 2.6 million passengers in a single day are now green as more than half of the Delhi Metro transport syst...
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EIB and National Bank of Greece launch €650m green and urban infrastructure scheme
EIB and National Bank of Greece launch €650m green and urban infrastructure scheme New investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and urban development projects across Greece will be supported...
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5 ways VINCI Energies is upgrading your world
5 ways VINCI Energies is upgrading your world Whatever their specialism: industrial; energy infrastructure; or ICT, the expert engineers at VINCI Energies UK & RoI are working towards the same goa...
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Edward Mackay Contractor purchases fifth Volvo excavator
Edward Mackay Contractor purchases fifth Volvo excavator Sutherland based Edward Mackay Contractor Ltd has opted for a second Volvo EC140E excavator, thanks to the machine’s impressive fuel economy, o...
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Sweco looks at reusing energy to reduce carbon emissions
Sweco looks at reusing energy to reduce carbon emissions Energy production is a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions. We can reduce these emissions by using energy in smarter ways and reusi...
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Prolectric acquires the Solatainer Solar Generator
Prolectric acquires the Solatainer Solar Generator Prolectric, the UK’s fast-growing supplier of temporary solar lighting and off-grid power for highways, rail & infrastructure projects, has acqui...
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EIB invests €4 billion for transport, business, clean energy and climate resilience
EIB invests €4 billion for transport, business, clean energy and climate resilience The EIB (European Investment Bank) approved today a total of €4 billion of new financing to facilitate private secto...
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EIB approves €4.8 billion of transport, business, urban and energy financing
EIB approves €4.8 billion of transport, business, urban and energy financing The European Investment Bank – EIB on Tuesday approved a total of €4.8 billion of new financing for private sector, t...
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EIB approves €3.8 billion in financing for transport, energy, business and water supply
EIB approves €3.8 billion in financing for transport, energy, business and water supply During the COP24 global climate conference in Katowice, the Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has appr...
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Doka Formwork solutions will revolutionise power-plant construction projects
Doka Formwork solutions will revolutionise power-plant construction projects Renewable energy is the big growth sector in the power-generation industry. The International Energy Agency (IAE) forecasts...
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MIT explores the plummeting cost of solar power
MIT explores the plummeting cost of solar power The dramatic drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which has fallen by 99 percent over the last four decades, is often touted as a major...
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Sunstone secures £590k Crowdcube investment for Solar innovations
Sunstone secures £590k Crowdcube investment for Solar innovations UK technology company, Sunstone, has raised more than £590,000 (£592,000) via the crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The round, which r...
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Revolutionary Stirling Engine converts residual gas into electricity
Revolutionary Stirling Engine converts residual gas into electricity With a groundbreaking Stirling engine from the Swedish environmental technology company Ripasso Energy, the largest “waste-to...
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Falcon Tower Crane Services invests in JCB Generators
Falcon Tower Crane Services invests in JCB Generators The UK’s largest tower crane supplier has invested in a fleet of JCB diesel generators with an order for 18 units. Falcon Tower Crane Services Ltd...
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Energi Mine announces latest partnership with EV-port provider Solisco
Energi Mine announces latest partnership with EV-port provider Solisco Energi Mine, the blockchain platform that financially rewards energy-saving behaviour has announced a partnership with Solisco, a...
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Sunshine lighting up the A38 in England’s East Midlands
Sunshine lighting up the A38 in England’s East Midlands As England basks in a heatwave, the power of the sun is helping light the way for motorists in the East Midlands. Highways England has ins...
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Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution
Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution Ofgem has set out proposals to take forward reforms to support millions of new electric vehicles forecast on Britain’s roads i...
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European Investment Bank supports upgrade of energy and road infrastructure in Ukraine
European Investment Bank supports upgrade of energy and road infrastructure in Ukraine The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €136m to Ukraine’s National Power Company Ukrenergo in support of a...
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Green light for research project with HGVs using overhead power lines on German roads
Green light for research project with HGVs using overhead power lines on German roads The German Federal Ministry for the Environment today gave the green light for a subsidised pilot project to condu...
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ProwESS allows container terminals to capture, store and reuse energy from handling equipment
ProwESS allows container terminals to capture, store and reuse energy from handling equipment Following a successful proof of concept trial at the UK Port of Felixstowe, Cress Systems is pleased to an...
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Cape Verde to host first SINN Power wave energy project
Cape Verde to host first SINN Power wave energy project With the signed agreement between SINN Power and Fazenda de Camarão, SINN Power is all set to begin the company’s first commercial wave energy p...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £47m overhead line works in Scotland
Balfour Beatty awarded £47m overhead line works in Scotland Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded two contracts worth c. £47m for the Fort Augustus to Fort William 1...
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MIT and newly formed company launch novel approach to fusion power
MIT and newly formed company launch novel approach to fusion power Goal is for research to produce a working pilot plant within 15 years. Progress toward the long-sought dream of fusion power — potent...
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New MIT design could dramatically cut energy waste in electric vehicles and the power grid
New MIT design could dramatically cut energy waste in electric vehicles and the power grid Power electronics, which do things like modify voltages or convert between direct and alternating current, ar...
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Energising the nuclear workforce of the future
Energising the nuclear workforce of the future Today, Balfour Beatty launches the latest of its Public Policy papers, Building Nuclear Skills : A workforce for the future, focusing on the challenges i...
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Wave energy company SINN Power celebrates their 3rd anniversary
Wave energy company SINN Power celebrates their 3rd anniversary In the 3 years since the founding of SINN Power in 2014, the team put a full-scale wave energy converter prototype in the ocean, filed 7...
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MIT comes up with a new way to store thermal energy
MIT comes up with a new way to store thermal energy MIT researchers create material for a chemical heat “battery” that could release its energy on demand. In large parts of the developing world, peopl...
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Clearview Intelligence unveils Solar Powered Road Stud to create safer highways
Clearview Intelligence unveils Solar Powered Road Stud to create safer highways An innovative solar powered road stud which offers drivers 10 times greater visibility of the road ahead than traditiona...
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JCB wins huge power generation deal at prestigious Canary Wharf
JCB wins huge power generation deal at prestigious Canary Wharf JCB Broadcrown has secured a contract to provide stand-by power at one of London’s most striking and mixed use developments. Standing 27...
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European Investment Bank pledges extensive support for Kenyan energy and transport projects
European Investment Bank pledges extensive support for Kenyan energy and transport projects During an official visit to Kenya, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged new support for projects i...
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European Investment Bank supports vulnerable islands around the world
Salaheddine Mezouar, president of the UN climate treaties conference COP22, said the event, which took place in Morocco in November, would allow “the voices of the most vulnerable countries to climate...
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