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Minesto’s sea kite flies high after completing test programme
Minesto has successfully completed the test programme for its EU-funded ‘sea kite’ tidal energy project in Wales. The marine energy developer demonstrated the company’s first utility-scale version of its innovative technology in Holyhead Deep, six kilometres out to sea. The programme is supported by €13 million (£11.3m) of EU funds through the Welsh Government. Dr Martin […]
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Investment firm buys 100MW of Portuguese hydropower
Alternative investment specialist Aquila Capital has agreed to buy 100MW of hydropower capacity from Portugal’s biggest energy company, It will acquire a portfolio of 21 operational small-scale facilities located in the north and centre of the country from EDP. The investment in 14 run-of-river units and seven reservoir plants marks the investor’s first step into the […]
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Cleaning up heating ‘isn’t being ignored’
Cleaning up heating isn’t an area of decarbonisation that’s being ignored. That’s the verdict from Maria Spyrou, Energy Efficiency Manager at Balfour Beatty, and Jo Burton, Energy Analyst at the University of Reading, who spoke to ELN Editor Sumit Bose at Energy Live Expo 2018. Ms Spyrou said gas has historically been a cheaper fuel and […]
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Africa tunes in to solar TV
Solar TVs are boosting education rates and community engagement across off-grid areas of Africa. That’s according to Azuri, which says its solar TV is having a strong positive impact for families without reliable access to energy – in certain parts of Kenya, 80% of homes don’t have access to electricity. The firm says solar TVs […]
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Jake Tudge
Jake is a Management Consultant at Accenture working with clients across the energy sector in utilities, oil gas and capital projects delivering performance improvement in supply chain and operations. Jake is involved in the leadership of the firm’s diversity inclusion strategy and, prior to joining Accenture, he worked at E.ON in performance engineering and as […]
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ScottishPower demolishes Longannet coal power station
ScottishPower has demolished the two towers at its closed-down Longannet coal power station in Fife. Contractor Brown Mason blew up the structures, along with a further building at the site. The site was originally shut down as part of a shift to more renewable power – around 220,000 hours have been spent removing waste from […]
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Jeremy Nicholson
Jeremy Nicholson is a specialist in energy and environmental policy and utility regulation. He is a Vice President of IFIEC Europe (the International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers) and was for many years Director of the Energy Intensive Users Group, representing these industries in the UK. He trained originally as a civil engineer with the […]
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Smart new partnership for UK home EV charging
Two companies have joined forces to deliver smart charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) for households in the UK. EO Charging and eMotorWerks, a subsidiary of Enel’s energy services business Enel X, have partnered for the EO Mini Pro EV charger. The firms say it can integrate with solar and on-site storage systems and drivers […]
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Louise Kingham
Louise has spent the past 24 years working with energy professionals around the world. Prior to her appointment at the head of the EI in 2003, Louise was Director General of the Institute of Petroleum and Chief Executive of the Institute of Energy. Louise is currently a Council member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for […]
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Tesla picks up the pace with futuristic pickup
Tesla has announced it is developing a futuristic pickup truck CEO Elon Musk has suggested will look like something out of the film Blade Runner. He added it is the product he is most excited about and said he had wanted to make an electric pickup for a long time. He originally announced plans for […]
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