Robin Whitlock

Active Energy Group plc has developed CoalSwitch, the world’s first drop-in biomass fuel, which can be mixed at any ratio with coal, or completely replace it in existing coal powered plants.

Pioneering work in understanding and improving the efficiency of the UK’s solar industry has led to a University of Sheffield research group scooping a top industry award.

Nova Scotia homes and businesses are now powered by Canada’s first grid connected in-stream tidal turbine.

Intelligent energy storage provider Stem Inc. has announced it has become the first customer-sited energy storage developer to help Southern California Edison (SCE) meet local grid reliability needs.

The Watintech project, in which Acciona is participating together with technology centres and European universities, has won the ‘Best Research 2016’ award at the IWater Salon in Barcelona.

From 2017, Alpiq and Groupe E, together with their partners, will merge their charging networks for electric cars, offering customers access to more than 300 charging stations in Switzerland.  

Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba Materials Co. Ltd. have developed a new magnet for a variety of uses including hybrid and electric automobiles and the motors for wind turbines.

The UK Chancellor Philip Hammond MP made no mention of climate change, the Paris Agreement, or renewable energy in his recent Autumn Statement, but did include tax breaks for oil and gas.