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UK energy policies come under heavy fire
22 December, 2014
Think tank The Institute for Public Policy Research has branded the government's capacity market a free handout of consumers' cash to energy companies.

Successful test for Searaser
06 November, 2014
Energy firm Ecotricity has announced the successful completion of first stage testing of its Searaser wave energy device.

Scotland opens FloWave ocean research facility
06 August, 2014
Edinburgh University has officially opened a new £10.5 million ocean research facility. The FloWave facility comprises a 25m circular pool, 2m deep, and is able to recreate waves and currents from coastlines around the UK, Europe and beyond.

Germany sets new RE record
16 May, 2014
The supply of renewable energy available on the system reached a new record high in Germany on 11 May, with wind and solar, supported by biomass and hydro, accounting for 74 % of demand in the middle of the day.

GE and Highview sign collaboration agreement on storage
19 March, 2014

Increasing flexibility while reducing costs – is it possible?
01 March, 2014
It sounds like something of a paradox, but relatively simple and cost effective upgrade technologies are available that can increase operational flexibility and improve the economics of the existing coal fleet. Examples include adding thermal storage, which can be used to steepen load gradients, combustion stability monitoring to safely reduce the lower load limit and decrease auxiliary fuel requirements, and the use of hot water recirculation to maintain effective SCR operation at low load.

Pas de Deux with Swing & Stash: using IGCC for wind back-up
01 February, 2014
An improvement on the “Pas de Deux” concept presented in MPS June 2013 (pp 9-10) – which has two PSA (pressure swing adsorption) units operating in parallel – the coal-based IGCC concept described here, called Swing and Stash, offers an elegant and efficient means of providing a seamless and reliable back-up for wind. It uses feedstocks, equipment and technologies available now, while the byproducts are all marketable and the environmental impact from emissions minimal. John Griffiths

Power from biomass and waste: Q4 developments
01 February, 2014
Round-up of key developments in biomass and waste to energy in the fourth quarter of 2013.

New company set up to handle Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning
03 January, 2014
Site operator Tepco is setting up a new internal company for Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning, and to deal with contaminated water.