Tuesday, 08 May 2018
by Jenny Beynon
UK powered without coal for three days
Read our top five renewable energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this Thursday, 03 May 2018
by Anonymous
25 years in energy and 50 years in farming
No, I’m not 75 years old! I was born on a farm (yes, I’m 50 in a month or so) and on 4 May 1993, I started work here. At the time, the company was known as Farm Electric Centre and I was only offered a two-year contract. I thought ‘it’ll do for now…’ Tuesday, 01 May 2018
by Ed Hardy
Learning how to empower plants
UK growers may have heard of Next Generation Growing (NGG), but could be forgiven for not really knowing what it is. In essence, it refers to a set of growing techniques, developed in the Netherlands over the last decade or so, with the aim of empowering the plant – i.e. giving it what it needs (e. Thursday, 26 April 2018
by Jon Swain
New RHI Regulations progress through the parliamentary process
On Monday the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulation changes, which we have been following in avid interest, were approved by the House of Commons committee. The next stage is now to pass through the House of Lords committee. This morning we have been told that this debate is scheduled for Tuesday, 24 April 2018
by Jon Swain
How can we help you?
At FEC Energy, we provide services in a whole range of different topic areas and describe our capabilities as ‘anything to do with energy in agriculture’. However, this doesn’t really describe in simple terms how we may be able to help NFU members or others looking to solve their energy-related Thursday, 19 April 2018
by Anonymous
Could blockchain change how we buy/sell electricity?
I always like to keep an eye on the future of the energy market and this week I saw that Elexon has published a White Paper exploring how customers could buy their electricity from more than one supplier at the same time. Tuesday, 17 April 2018
by Jenny Beynon
NatWest banks on sustainability
Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we Tuesday, 10 April 2018
by Ed Hardy
Tomatoes grown under LED’s only
A Dutch grower, Lans Zeeland, has recently become the first to grow tomatoes in a large greenhouse under a full-LED setup, where growers have previously used HPS lamps or hybrid setups. Although the LED units look similar to SON-T lamps, rather than the red/blue installations often used in trials, Thursday, 05 April 2018
by Jon Swain
Is your biomass boiler ash a resource or a waste?
The Wood Heat Association (WHA) Conference often tackles interesting and sometimes overlooked aspects of the use of biomass. This year was no different, as one of the sessions explored whether the ash from biomass combustion was a valuable resource or simply a waste. Tuesday, 03 April 2018
by Jon Swain
