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Paul Scherrer Institute: The World Energy Council signs strategic alliance with the Paul Scherrer Institute

(30/01/2012)

Following their successful collaboration on the “Global Transport Scenarios 2050” study, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the World Energy Council (WEC) have signed a three year strategic partnership agreement. The contract signed between Dr. Christoph Frei, Secretary General of WEC and Prof. Alexander Wokaun, Vice-Director of PSI, will see Switzerland’s world renowned research centre for natural and engineering sciences becoming a Project Partner on future WEC Scenario projects. Speaki... [more]

PDM: PDM plans to invest in Anaerobic Digestion in 2012

(17/01/2012)

PDM, the UK’s largest food waste recycler, has announced plans to invest a further £40 million in developing its network of ReFood anaerobic digestion (AD) plants this year. This investment will result in two new plants located in Widnes and East London. The announcement follows the completion of the company’s first AD plant at its headquarters in Doncaster. The two new plants will each double the recycling capacity of Doncaster, each handling around 90,000 tonnes of food waste each year and ... [more]

Planitherm: Planitherm Glass helps householders to find solutions to solar panel subsidy cuts

(13/01/2012)

Financial incentives for householders to produce their own electricity are due to be cut by the government from 43p for each kilowatt-hour to 21p - this is for anyone who had solar panels installed after 12 December 2011 I. An innovative new glass that can help shave 28% off energy bills is giving fresh hope to those households affected by the government's decision to slash the subsidy available for solar power. In addition to halving financial incentives, the government has stated it wil... [more]

POWER-GEN Europe 2012: The new power mix in Germany – what does it mean for the rest of Europe?

(13/12/2011)

In the wake of Fukushima disaster, energy experts now agree that securing Europe’s future electricity supply will require an increasing convergence between existing fossil fuel sources and the fast-growing renewable generation sector. Nowhere is this fusing of interests required more than in Germany, in the light of the government’s decision to phase out all nuclear power by 2022. The case for integration is now compelling and is something that an increasing number of countries are going to have... [more]

Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy: Natural Power offers independent advisory services to Pathfinder for wind farm project in Wyoming

(11/10/2011)

Based in Alcova, Wyoming, Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, LLC owns and operates Wyoming’s historic Pathfinder Ranch and is advancing the development of new wind generation assets and has expanded power transmission for markets in Southwestern US. Natural Power has been selected to provide Owner’s Engineering services during the resource assessment and project design stages of a 2.1GW wind farm project in southeastern Wyoming, US being developed by Pathfinder. Natural Power will be providi... [more]

PassivSystems: PassivEnergy available at a reduced cost to members of the Community Buying unlimited groups

(15/09/2011)

With volatile heating oil prices contributing to the UK’s fuel poor, PassivSystems has made its PassivEnergy™ home energy management product available at a reduced cost to members of the Community Buying unlimited groups. PassivEnergy can monitor and manage energy generated from heating oil, potentially saving the estimated 1.7million heating oil users hundreds on their energy bills. PassivEnergy is a heating and hot water control system that works according to a home’s occupancy. A user tell... [more]