AFC leases hydrogen-based mega-generator to Spanish partner

A three month trial in Spain of fuel cell pioneer AFC Energy's H-Power clean hydrogen-based generator has convinced the firm to extend its product...

Lobsters magnetised by power cables? Scientists wave their meters

The effects on sealife of magnetic fields caused by electricity cables running on or under the seabed are probed in a new scientific study...

Ofgem shortlists 4 connection competitors to link offshore wind

Ofgem has shortlisted four potential operators for its next OFTO (Offshore Transmission Owner) bidding round for three offshore transmission links worth an estimated £2billion. In...

Plant hire partners puff hydrogen gensets for building sites

Surrey-based AFC Energy last year launched its H-Power Generators, designed to offer zero emissions electricity to run drills, lifts and tools on building sites. Later...

Pylons, to a T: all of Hinkley C’s new Ts R now in place

National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project has reached another milestone, with the linking up of all 116 of its new T-pylons, designed to replace the...

EGL2 mega-connector wins Anglo-Scots planners’ green light

Britain’s biggest current network improvement project, the Eastern Green Link 2 subsea cable running for 291 miles under the North Sea, has secured planning...

Aquind directors’ past re-emerges, as Portmouth deal confirmed

Campaigners fear a deal made this week by Portsmouth City Council is reviving plans from a development firm linked to a prominent Conservative donor...

The clean heat is on: Racks of data servers to render scores of thousands...

Data barns full of humming, heating computer servers are to be piloted as heat sources running district heat networks, energy ministry D-ESNZ confirmed today. Scores...