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New 30MW tidal energy project unveiled in Orkney

Envirotec Magazine

Tidal energy firm Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) has been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal energy project in the Westray Firth. We’re proud to be building that vision in Orkney with this investment in our Westray Project.”

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How critical and emergency services can benefit from battery power

Smart Energy International

As blackouts become more common due to the severity of climate change, sources of continuous battery backup power can be one less headache—and a life-saving advantage—to fire departments and emergency services already faced with rising costs and operational challenges, explains Lance Honea of Swell Energy. are volunteers.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. This summer, a large U.S. This summer, a large U.S.

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Steps taken by Government of India in Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings

Econaur

Energy Efficiency in Buildings. With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. In conventional Indian buildings, energy consumption is 200 kWh per sq.

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Market-wide half-hourly settlement – the data revolution unlocking net zero in UK

Smart Energy International

The UK electricity industry is undergoing the biggest change since privatisation in 1991 with the rollout of the national Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) programme, writes Lacey Montague, chief strategy officer at IMServ. Have you read? And just what does this data enable?

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Utilities plus telcos: The case for an arranged marriage

GreenBiz

The notion of power utilities and telecommunications companies combining or working together is not new. Too often, however, regulators stand in the way of a more meaningful, holistic strategy for bringing these clearly compatible, symbiotic industries together. Telco plus utility = Energy savings and modernized infrastructure.

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Solar industry celebrates 'spectacular' surge in rooftop installations

Business Green

Overall, the number of installations in 2022 almost matched the number installed in 2019, 2020, and 2021 put together, as the industry approached deployment levels not seen since the government controversially cut renewables subsidies in 2015. million of them on homes. The average MCS-registered installation in 2022 came in at 4.34