Tuesday, 01 August 2017
by Andrew Kneeshaw
More electric cars – good for renewables…
I recently read some interesting news about electric cars and their relentless takeover of our roads. Dutch Bank ING reckons that within two decades all cars sold will be electric. Also, National Grid has predicted that by 2030, which is only 13 years away, peak electricity demand from charging Friday, 21 July 2017
by Ed Hardy
How do you like your potatoes? Baked, mashed, boiled, electronic?
Over the last couple of years, I have been involved with an Innovate UK (IUK) funded research project focusing on improving storage conditions for potatoes. The fundamental aim is to improve the evenness of airflow in potato stores, allowing anti-sprouting agents to be distributed more evenly Thursday, 08 June 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Cycling for Mind – 50 miles around Warwickshire via Amsterdam
Find out why Elisa, Mick, Oli and Jon thought it would be a good idea to get on their bikes dressed in a vibrant shade of orange to spend 3 days cycling 300km around the Netherlands. Thursday, 08 June 2017
by Paul Jesson
Solar power output reaches an all-time high
A couple of weeks ago, we were all enjoying the lovely warm English sunshine although, it’s hard to remember now after the recent inclement weather. While we were all baking on Friday 26 May 2017, the UK’s solar (PV) output quietly broke its previous record, peaking at 8.84GW at 13:00, and meeting Thursday, 01 June 2017
by Tay Bishop
Medium sized biomass RHI tariffs reduce
The Department of BEIS has just announced RHI degressions, effective from 1st July 2017, for biomass, biomethane and biogas. As expected, the tariff for medium sized biomass has been reduced by 10%. The forecast shows that this technology has exceeded its budget and, as the whole scheme is already Thursday, 25 May 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Making friends over the handle bars
An intrepid group of FEC Energy staff set off from Amsterdam today, to cycle 300km across the Netherlands, as part of an event organised by one of our close trading partners. Wednesday, 10 May 2017
by Thomas Wilkins
Medium biomass RHI degressions highly likely
BEIS has confirmed that the RHI regulatory reforms were not laid before Parliament and that the scheme will continue in its current form for now. This means that the 1st July 2017 degression assessment will be based on the January 2017 budget figures. Friday, 05 May 2017
by Thomas Wilkins
Continuous electrical supply from renewable technologies
One of the biggest problems with electrical renewable energy generation is the fluctuations in power that can be produced. Solar panels only really produce any meaningful power during the day, when it is sunny, and wind turbines only when the wind is blowing within the set wind-speed parameters. Wednesday, 03 May 2017
by Ed Hardy
Opportunities for renewable heating
AHDB GrowSave is inviting growers to an event to hear more about the current opportunities for converting to renewable heating systems in protected cropping, or adding to and expanding their existing renewable systems. Thursday, 27 April 2017
by Andrew Morbey
