Tech

January 6, 2015

Toyota makes hydrogen fuel patents royalty free

Toyota claims to be ‘opening the door to the hydrogen future’ by making more than 5,600 of its hydrogen fuel cell-related patents royalty free.

January 5, 2015

Scotland’s electricity system could be almost entirely powered by renewables by 2030

Scotland’s electricity system could be run almost entirely on renewables in the next 15 years, according to a report published by WWF Scotland.

January 4, 2015

Government confirms capacity market auction results: 49.26GW at £19.40kW

The government has procured 49.26GW of capacity under the first ever capacity market auction for a clearing price of £19.40kW.

December 16, 2014

Kingspan: 2018 energy bill is a ticking time bomb

Kingspan's Liam McDaniel says that 2018's energy bill is a ticking time bomb - but one that can be diffused with proper mitigation, such as LED lighting.

December 16, 2014

Government drops plan to make Starter Homes exempt from zero-carbon policy

The government has quietly revised its plans to make ‘Starter Homes’ exempt from the zero carbon policy.

December 15, 2014

‘Europe’s largest’ grid storage project becomes operational in the UK

A grid storage trial which has been billed as the largest of its kind in Europe has become operational today.

December 15, 2014

Lima reaction: Paris 2015 vital to tackling global warming

Following two weeks of negotiations by more than 190 countries in Lima, United Nations members have claimed to have set a “clearer vision” for a 2015 agreement on climate change.