Renewables and Efficiency

In its International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019). the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050.

Wind. solar and hydropower are now Scotland’s main source of electricity. providing around three-quarters of all generation.

The World Meteorological Organization says global average temperature has increased by 0.2°C compared to 2011-2015.

The Scottish Government is providing up to 50% of the total eligible costs of a project. up to a maximum of £10m each.

The cost of offshore wind has continued to tumble as the UK Government revealed the price for power from new schemes had fallen below £40 per megawatt hour of electricity.

Renewable energy is the most effective climate action tool available.

The revised third edition of Design of Smart Power Grid Renewable Energy Systems integrates three areas of electrical engineering: power systems. power electronics. and electric energy conversion systems. The book also addresses the fundamental design of wind and photovoltaic (PV) energy microgrids as part of smart-bulk power-grid systems. In order to demystify …

An influx of almost £2 billion in investment to the Highlands was put on hold yesterday as a giant wind farm project missed out on a bid to produce power in the Moray Firth.

Google has become the largest corporate buyer of renewable electricity.

The facility. which it plans to install off the coast of Virginia by 2026. would be made up of 220 turbines.