Energy

BT and Johnson Controls collaborate to help businesses reach net zero faster 

BT and Johnson Controls has announced a new collaboration to help business customers in the UK and internationally benefit from Smart buildings technology to digitally monitor, analyse and optimise energy use in workplaces. Buildings from offices to...

C-Crete Technologies receives nearly US$1 Million from US Department of Energy to advance cement-free concrete innovation 

The US Department of Energy has awarded C-Crete Technologies $950,000 to expand the types of materials it can use to make its revolutionary cement-free concrete. The use of locally available feedstocks will eliminate the need for long-distance shipping,...

Off-grid solar energy alleviates labour challenges in rural Africa 

Six hundred health clinics across sub-Saharan Africa are able to provide care and treatment to patients outside of daylight hours, thanks to solar-powered lights and off-grid energy systems provided by d.light, the global provider of transformational...

National Grid submits plan to meet commonwealth’s environmental goals 

  National Grid submitted its Electric Sector Modernization Plan (ESMP), the Future Grid Plan, to the Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC), outlining the critical investments needed in the local electric distribution system over the next five years ...

Nautilus Solar Energy and TurningPoint Energy announce partnership on a community solar portfolio  

Nautilus Solar Energy and TurningPoint Energy (TPE) has announced their collaboration on six community solar projects in Delaware totaling 28.7 MWdc of solar capacity. The projects, located in Kent, New Castle and Sussex Counties, are in the late stages of...

Decarbonising built environments 

Responsible for 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the built environment’s emissions stem from manufacturing materials and building operations. Sebastian Peck, Managing Partner at KOMPAS VC, addresses decarbonising the industry with an emphasises...

A closer look at the world’s biggest stand-alone rooftop solar panel installation 

On a rooftop, larger than 18 football fields in the heart of Thailand’s high-tech Eastern Economic Corridor, a record-breaking renewable energy project is under construction by international investors. Kansai Electric Power Co., Japan’s second...

Building the future: BIM enhances sustainable retrofitting

Embracing Building Information Management (BIM), the process of designing, constructing and operating a building with the use of electronic object-orientated information, is vital for retrofitting older buildings sustainably. We speak to Diarmuid Murphy,...

Tevva: The UK needs hydrogen to achieve its net zero goals 

The UK recently published its ‘Hydrogen Strategy’, aiming to become net zero by 2050. Harsh Pershad, Head of Hydrogen at Tevva, argues, however, that hydrogen is the only way the country will achieve its ambitious goals.   The UK Hydrogen Strategy estimates that to m...

Mia-Platform partners with MOVENS to deliver more connected and sustainable cities

End-to-end platform builder, Mia-Platform, has announced a new partnership with Henshin Group, the tech company behind MOVENS, an open-source ecosystem for the mobility and energy sectors, to deliver a software integration hub designed specifically for...

Cardiff University makes revolutionary development in nanotechnology

A new method presented by Cardiff University allows controlling the shape of tiny particles which could make the technology that powers our daily lives more stable and efficient. The process, called nano-faceting – the formation of small, flat surfaces on n...

Biffa transforms bin lorry fleet with Lunaz

Sustainable waste management company, Biffa and Lunaz, a vehicle electrification and upcycling business, have combined expertise to give Biffa trucks a new lease of life by replacing diesel engines with electric. In signing the fleet electrification and...