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Fifth Chinese Member Company Joins Global Wind Organisation

Fast growing Chinese wind turbine manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co Ltd has now joined Global Wind Organisation, becoming part of a global network of stakeholders driving standards for safety.

Acquisition of Interest in Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm UK

The Board of TRIG is pleased to announce that the Company has exchanged contracts to acquire an equity interest of 17.5% in Beatrice offshore wind farm from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

First 14-MW Turbine Delivered to World's Largest Off-Shore Wind Farm

At 3.6GW Dogger Bank will be the largest wind farm in the world, capable of generating enough renewable power to provide around 5% of the UK's electricity demand. It is being built in three 1.2GW phases; Dogger Bank A, B and C.

Royal HaskoningDHV Leads North Falls Offshore Wind Farm EIA and HRA

Royal HaskoningDHV has been appointed by North Falls Offshore Wind to provide Environmental Impact Assessment services in support of the Development Consent Order application. The project is a proposed extension to Greater Gabbard wind farm in the southern North Sea.

London Bus Garage Becomes World's Largest Vehicle-to-Grid Site

A North London bus garage is set to become a 'virtual power station', generating electricity from buses when not in use. Following a transformation to garage nearly 100 new zero-emission electric buses, Northumberland Park is now one of the biggest electric bus facilities in Europe. The project, called Bus2Grid, is believed to be the world's largest vehicle-to-grid trial site.

Construction on World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm has Begun

Construction on the world's largest offshore wind farm has taken place this week near the coastal village of Ulrome, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Ampcera Inc.

Ampcera Inc. is a U.S.-based company in the development and commercialisation of solid-state electrolyte materials for high performance lithium batteries and their upstream & downstream industries.

Tidal energy company applies to provide clean, predictable power

Nova Innovation has applied to develop a tidal energy array in Petit Passage, in the Bay of Fundy area of Nova Scotia.

Scotland's biggest offshore wind farm complete

Each of the 84 turbines, at 188m from sea level to blade tip, stands taller than the London Eye and Beatrice is the largest offshore wind farm in the world to use jacket foundations. These jackets weigh around 1,000 tonnes each and are the deepest water fixed foundations of any wind farm in the world, installed in water depths of over 56m.

Highlighting new materials for solid state electrolytes

As part of the report Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2019-2029: Technologies, Patents and Forecasts, IDTechEx undertook an analysis of the patent landscape of solid state electrolytes (SSE). Within this premium article, a highlight of the results of this analysis are shared and discussed.

Landmark decision affects over 8000 hectares of croft land in Shetland

Scottish law firm and its client have achieved a landmark decision in the development of one of the UK's largest wind farms on croft land.

UK Power Networks and Open Utility to trial energy trading platform

The UK's largest electricity distribution network, UK Power Networks, has partnered with software company Open Utility to develop and trial a groundbreaking online marketplace for local flexibility that will enable more low carbon energy into people's homes at lower cost.

redT

redT is a company listed on the London Stock Exchange that has spent the last 15 years developing a vanadium redox flow battery for stationary applications. They claim a competitive price per kWh as well as an easy integration thanks to their plug and play technology.

Going solid-state could make batteries safer and longer-lasting

Researchers have developed a new approach to one of the three basic components of batteries, the electrolyte.

A better method for making perovskite solar cells

Research has revealed a new way to make light-absorbing perovskite films for use in solar cells.

Haydale acquires EPL Composite Solutions Ltd

Haydale acquires EPL Composite Solutions Ltd to advance graphene commercialisation capabilities.

World's most demanding electric bus route

Baroness Kramer, the UK's Minister of State for Transport, has officially launched an all-electric bus route that will test whether electric buses can perform on a par with their diesel counterparts in a real-world operational environment.

Intelligent Energy's joint venture secures 3.7million investment

Fuel cell combined heat and power joint venture secures further £3.7million investment