Renewables and Efficiency

ScotWind is the next round of seabed leasing for offshore wind development off the Scottish coast – the organisations aim to develop large-scale projects which will enhance the Scottish supply chain and economy.

The electricity generated by the Western Downs Solar farm will power more than 235,000 Queensland homes.

Pop-up bike lanes, wider pavements, safer junctions and cycle and bus-only corridors will be created in the UK within weeks as part of a £250 million emergency active travel fund.

The international body said the wind industry holds the potential to create jobs, generate zero carbon renewable power and drive green investment.

A record 1,800MW of new capacity was installed across the nation in the first three months of 2020.

The organisations recommend enhancing green investments in the region in a bid to strengthen health systems and support pandemic-hit economies.

Batteries combined with photovoltaics provide power for the pop-up clinic at a migrant camp of 3,000 asylum seekers in Mexico.

A new technique for cooling solar panels has been under development in Egypt. A mixture of water, aluminum oxide, and calcium chloride hexahydrate cools the PV modules from underneath. This research, conducted in Cairo, builds on earlier research this spring that France’s Sunbooster was exploring. The technology found success and …

BEVs have increased their share of the car market almost 30-fold from 0.9% in April 2019 to 31.9% in April this year.

On completion, the 83MW projects will power around 50,000 houses and reduce carbon emissions by 35,000 tonnes annually.