INDUSTRY NEWS COST IS THE MAIN BARRIER TO CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
A new survey has been conducted by the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) to understand the views of industry on clean technologies. Survey respondents ranked wind (35%), green hydrogen (18%) and electrification (13%) asmost important for an optimum energy mix, whilst solar and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) were viewed as least important. However, when asked what they felt the biggest
barrier to adopting clean energy technologies were, over a third (35%) of respondents selected cost, followed by legislation/regulation (26%). Mary Thorogood, Government relations, external
affairs & communications director, said: “Our future energy mix is an interdependent and clean mix that will ensure secure, reliable and cheaper energy supply. But there is no silver bullet. An
integrated energy vision for Scotland and the UK requires thinking about the different forms of power generation together.” In January of this year, Crown Estate Scotland
announced the award of seabed licenses to 17 projects totalling 25GW following its ScotWind offshore wind leasing round. Survey respondents raised grid connection (33%) and investment (26%) as the biggest challenges facing delivery of Scotwind. Aligned with the opinion relating to delivery of
ScotWind projects, the survey revealed 38% of respondents saw outdated infrastructure as the main issue impacting the pace of the energy transition. Lack of delivery plan (22%) and cost (20%) were also significant concerns, whilst only 13% cited lack of policy as an issue. Hydrogen was elected second to wind in terms of
HYDROGENERATORS HELP HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT GENERATE CLEAN ENERGY
WEG has produced its largest ever hydrogenerators for the São Roque Hydroelectric Power Plant in Brazil. The company was able to supply three hydrogenerators to meet the unique requirements of the plant and to support its renewable energy operations. Hydroelectric power converts the
potential energy of water into kinetic energy to produce electricity. It is one of the largest renewable energy sources worldwide, with a global capacity of 1,330 gigawatts (GW) and generation reaching 4418 terrawatt hours (TWh) in 2020, with 674 TWh of this in Europe alone. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that, to reach Net Zero by 2050, global capacity will have to double to 2600 GW, making it more important than ever to support hydroelectric power projects. WEG supplied a package including three 50.5 MVA, 13.8 kV and 180 rpm
SLW 4000 hydrogenerators, and all auxiliary equipment. The São Roque hydroelectric power plant harnesses the hydraulic potential of
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energy use for up to sixmillion households next year. David Hall, VP Power Systems UK & Ireland, Schneider Electric, said: “Rationing energy usage has become a sad but almost inevitable consequence of the current energy crisis the UK is facing. However, this is a worst-case scenario and luckily the UK stands well positioned to integrate a greater mix
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of renewable energy sources, heightening security of supply.” With energy prices soaring, many of us are already ‘rationing’ our
energy use ourselves - turning heating off or air conditioning temperatures up, ensuring lights and appliances are turned off when not in use, limiting vehicle usage, and so on. But there are alsomany options out there for businesses. As you will see in our BMS feature on page 9, adjusting temperature settings in a building, ensuring building management systems only operate when the building is in use, adjusting ventilation, and undertaking an energy audit, are all steps that can be taken to reduce energy use and keep costs down.
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elcome to the Summer issue of Energy Management. Recently, a UK government report has announced plans to ration
Edward Rowlandson, group
managing director, the RO, said: “Once built, our new facility at Potash Farm is expected to generate enough electricity for more than 1,800 homes, resulting in a reduction of more than 2,300 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. It will therefore constitute a very tangible and significant commitment to our Group’s wider carbon reduction strategy and we hope to grow the business over time.” He added: “We are incredibly proud
to be launching a clean energy company, which reflects our group commitment to helping shape a more sustainable future and reducing our carbon footprint. The launch comes at a time when the UK is looking to rely on renewables more than ever for a multitude of environmental, economic, and geopolitical reasons. Although still very modest in size this initiative complements other group wide sustainability initiatives.”
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what the UK needs for an optimumenergymix. Half of respondents selected transitioning the UK’s oil and gas supply chain as the biggest opportunity for hydrogen, with a quarter believing it provided an opportunity to build UKmanufacturing capabilities. The issue of cost was evident again with 37%citing technology price point being the biggest challenge facing delivery of Scotland's Hydrogen Economy, followed by policy framework andmarket (29%). Thorogood added: “We need to drive technology
down the cost reduction curve and provide an actionable roadmap to ensure floating offshore wind powered green hydrogen is a cost-effective solution in the energy transition.We have seen this happen with fixed wind and oil and gas. Floating wind and green hydrogen are no different.”
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NEW SOLAR PARK TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY FOR 1800 HOMES
The RO has gained planning consent for a 5MW solar park on 20 acres of land at Potash Farm, west of Milton Keynes. RO Energy will own the entire solar park asset and will trade the power that is generated from it.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Elmhurst Energy has published an almanac which captures key facts and figures about the energy performance of UK buildings and provides links to all important policy developments, consultations and regulatory developments affecting the sector in 2021 and the first quarter of 2022. It also spells out Elmhurst’s top ten policy recommendations for the year ahead, including the company’s repeated call to Government to redesign energy performance certificates to allow EPCs to give equal focus to energy consumption, cost and carbon emissions.
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SolarEdge Technologies and Shawton Energy have entered into a collaboration arrangement in the UK. Shawton Energy will exclusively provide power purchase agreements (PPAs) for projects that use SolarEdge’s DC- optimised PV solution tomaximise the performance, safety and profitability of its commercial & industrial (C&I) installations. At the same time, SolarEdge has named Shawton Energy as its preferred funding partner for C&I installations. The aim of the collaboration arrangement is to enable more UK businesses to access the cost and sustainability benefits of solar energy without having to provide capital investment.
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RSK Group has expanded its renewable energy offering by acquiringWelsh wind turbinemaintenance and repair companyWindtechs. RSK founder and chief executive officer, Alan Ryder, said: “Windtechs is a great addition to the RSK family, further enhancing our offer in the renewables
sector...Windtechs is very well equipped to help extend the life of existing wind farms and, with its engineering skill set, enhances our ability to provide a turnkey turbine installation and care service to our clients.”
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