Creativity and awareness shine through this year’s ICE CityZen Awards entries

A pitch to install solar panels on grey field sites, instead of farmland, has won the top prize in a student competition run by the ICE. The post Creativity and awareness shine through this year’s ICE CityZen Awards entries appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Meridian secures consent for Bunnythorpe Solar Farm

Manawatu is set to host Meridian’s second battery energy storage system (BESS) and solar energy park after receiving consent to build a 120MW solar farm alongside an already consented BESS at Bunnythorpe, north of Palmerston North. With around 250,000 solar panels, the Bunnythorpe Solar Farm will be capable of producing approximately 225GWh of electricity per […] The post Meridian secures consent for Bunnythorpe Solar Farm appeared first on Building Today.

How Much Money Can You Save With Solar Panels?

The post How Much Money Can You Save With Solar Panels? appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Energy bills in the UK have taken a serious hit in recent years, and homeowners across the country are looking for ways to take back control of their electricity costs. Solar panels are one of the most practical answers, but how much can you actually save? The honest answer depends on a few key factors, […]

Nixon Hire launches energy use tool

Nixon Hire, a supplier of site cabins and solar panels, has launched a new browser-based portal to allow clients to track energy use, carbon impact, and cost.

Re:Construction podcast – Episode 199

Late payment, Whitehall red tape and plug-in solar panels

FT - How climate-friendly innovations can help cool our cities 24072023

As global temperatures rise, our cities are heating up, and that’s actually adding to the problem. As the FT’s Leslie Hook reports, by 2050, two-thirds of the world’s households will have an air conditioner, requiring additional electricity capacity equivalent to the current capacity of the US, EU and Japan combined. Generating that extra electricity will add to future carbon dioxide emissions, but can innovation help us keep cool sustainably?

Undecided - Top 5 Solar Energy Advances Using Perovskites 16052023

For years, perovskite solar cells have promised revolutionary improvements compared to traditional silicon solar panels. Perovskite could hold the key to higher efficiency at lower costs and in some cases has shown a 250% performance boost. But scientists have been working on improving this solar energy tech since the 1990s. What do we have to show for it today? … they might finally be on the market before the end of this year. "Undecided" look at 5 perovskite solar panel advances

Undecided - Fixing Solar Panels Fatal Flaw, 21022023

The solar industry has a potentially fatal flaw: its reliance on silver. As a precious metal, silver is costly and difficult to come by, yet critical to pretty much every kind of solar panel. There is an alternative. Copper based panels have broken world efficiency records and there are some very promising prospects, but panel manufacturers are hesitant to dump silver for copper. Why?

Just have a Think - The smartest renewable rooftop system in the world? 19022023

Renewable rooftop power will play a vital role in the decentralised community grid systems of the future. Getting every ounce of power out of available rooftop spaces will be key to making that transition a success. Now a Dutch firm has shown us how it can be done, with several large successful REAL-WORLD installations.

Top Fives - 15 Incredible New Emerging Technologies, 21112022

In the past 20 years, the world of technology has exploded with new ideas, and some of these may shape the future in ways that are absolutely insane. After all, be it new super-fast ways to get around or inventions that make the world a much more sustainable place, lots of technologies are out there that will completely revolutionize the way we live, work, and play. So watch the Top 15 Incredible New Emerging Technologies ...

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