RenewableUK's David Krohn says it's time to get real about risk when it comes to the wave and tidal sector to ensure the UK's industry "reaps long term rewards".
29 May, 2013
Francisco Javier Rubio discusses the Hygroscopic cycle – an evolution of the Rankine Cycle – and how it could be a competitive option for concentrated solar power (CSP) in desert or semi-desert areas.
29 May, 2013
Part 1. With the next round of offshore wind farms set for deeper, more harsher seas, George Marsh reports on the latest designs in turbine access systems to get O&M staff safely from ship to turbine without fear in even the most hostile environments.
29 May, 2013
Part 3. Case study - Getting certified: the Intertek factor
29 May, 2013
Part 2. The large solar manufacturers certainly see the benefits of simplying installation using systems, reports Joyce Laird...
23 May, 2013
Part 2. Some serious new markets are opening up and so the theme of this year's EWEA show was Emerging Markets.
23 May, 2013
In a six stage discussion tour to conclude with the World Energy Congress (WEC) in Daegu, South Korea in October 2013, Siemens will discuss the findings of an ongoing study with the Technical University of Munich to examine energy systems worldwide - with the aim of ascertaining their utilisation rate of resources, reliability of supply, sustainability and cost-efficiency.
21 May, 2013
Part 1. With the EU market battling major policy hurdles, it's no wonder the theme for this year's European Wind Energy Conference was one of emerging markets...
17 May, 2013
Part 2: Holland, with limited natural supplies of biomass, is an unlikely location for the world's biggest torrefaction plant, but for almost a decade the Dutch have been pioneering this field.
17 May, 2013
Part 1. New solutions for the installation and mounting of solar PV systems are making a significant impact on driving down balance of system costs, as Joyce Laird reports
17 May, 2013
Marcus Wiemann of the Alliance for Rural Electrification outlines the mid-term findings of an information campaign in developing countries on the use of small and medium wind turbines for rural electrification...
10 May, 2013
Part 1. The pros and cons of the roasting process – torrefaction – for biomass crops is now under scrutiny as never before by university research teams around the UK, as Andrew Mourant reports...
10 May, 2013
Part 4. Joyce Laird looks at 2 innovative areas of PV technology - Screening Engineered Field Effect PV, and Inverted Organic Solar Cells...
10 May, 2013
Joyce Laird looks at one highly unique area of CSP research: the use of Super Critical CO2 (s-CO2) as a power cycle for CSP solar plants. The research is being conducted at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US.
10 May, 2013