Heat pumps – How can the UK install 600,000 a year by 2028?
In its bid to massively reduce household use of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, the UK government aims to encourage the installation of 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028. Heat pumps are a relatively new technology that take heat from the air outside, or the...
IChemEs top Award goes to new tech to convert waste to BioSNG
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has awarded "Converting Waste to BioSNG" the top prize at the IChemE Global Awards. The wards took place at The Principal, Manchester on November 1st and celebrated achievements and innovations of chemical engineers around the globe. The annual IChemE Global Awards were...
Wind, Solar and nuclear power provided more electricity than gas and coal combined to the UK
At 8am today wind, solar and nuclear power generated more electricity than coal and gas for first time ever inside the UK. Renewable energy resources produced 18.7 gigawatts - enough power for more than 13 million homes. Estimated totals provided by the national grid show Wind supplied...