Dhruv Patel: Power and Energy Leader Mentors Emerging Talent

A nationally recognized leader in the power and energy sector, Patel has nearly two decades of experience in utility operations, renewable development and large-scale construction.

JCB offers 100% biodiesel option

JCB is to offer the option of fuelling selected tracked excavators in its range using biodiesel, derived completely from renewable biological sources.

Plug-in solar panels – a recipe for disaster?

A renewable energy specialist warns that buying plug-in solar panels from the middle of Lidl will likely end in disaster.

Ramboll invents device to tackle instability of power networks as renewables grow

Engineers at Ramboll said they have developed a device designed to tackle a growing source of instability in power networks as renewable generation is added to ageing grids. The post Ramboll invents device to tackle instability of power networks as renewables grow appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Root-Power wins appeal for £45m energy storage scheme

A renewable energy storage facility in Leicestershire has the green light for construction.

Energy Live News - Top 5 most powerful Offshore Wind Farms in the UK, 26052021

Energy Live News looking at the top 5 Offshore Windfarms in the UK: Betrice Wind Farm (Scotland); The London Array (England); Walney Wind Farm (England); East Anglia One (England); Hornsey One Wind Farm (England)

FT - Can we stop wind turbine blades ending up in landfill, 28032022

About 85 per cent of a wind turbine’s mass can be recycled effectively, but the blades cannot. Most end up in landfill, and as thousands of turbines approach the end of their lifetimes, the problem is only getting worse. But as the FT’s Esan Swan reports, new technologies could alleviate the problem.

Euro News, Smart Regions - The battery set to transform renewable energy 28022022

Smart Regions travels to Germany to find out about a new battery that's been designed to better harness renewable energy. [Redox Flow battery; Organic Polymer (Plastic) - Flexible, rechargeable]

TED Ed (Animation) - Iceland's secret power, 29072021

Explore how geothermal energy— the heat in the Earth’s crust— is being used to create renewable electricity and power. While the weather in Iceland is often cold, wet, and windy, a nearly endless supply of heat bubbles away below the surface. In fact, almost every building in the country is heated by geothermal energy in a process with virtually no carbon emissions. So how exactly does this renewable energy work? Two primary models for harnessing the planet's natural heat are explored

Student Energy - Water 101, 18052015

The energy harnessed from moving water can be used to create electricity; the two most common technologies for this are - Hydropower and Tidal Power.

To what extent do you think the industry properly considers renewable energy at the design stage of a project and how can this be influenced?