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Micro-CHP set for feed-in tariff boost
Greg Barker has pledged to increase the feed-in tariff payments to micro-combined heat and power (CHP) systems and examine other regulatory options to increase uptake of the technology in UK properties.
Ricardo’s David Brown 7MW contract
Ricardo’s progress in the thriving offshore wind industry continues with the signing of an engineering services contract with David Brown, a leading global provider of industrial gearing solutions and support services. Following David Brown’s announcement of its collaboration with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design and manufacture an innovative 7MW gearbox for a new range of offshore wind turbines, Ricardo is delighted to announce that it has been selected by David Brown to provide a range of engineering support services for this project.
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Nuclear reactors could consume waste
A generation of "fast" nuclear reactors could consume Britain's radioactive waste stockpile as fuel, providing enough low-carbon electricity to power the country for more than 500 years, according to figures confirmed by the chief scientific adviser to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc).
Monbiot on Britain's nuclear waste
Duncan Clark's article in the Guardian today should cause even the most determined anti-nuclear campaigner to think long and hard about the choices that confront us. He reveals that Prof David MacKay, chief scientific adviser to the UK government's energy department and author of Sustainable Energy: Without the Hot Air, has endorsed a remarkable estimate. The UK's stockpile of nuclear waste could be used to generate enough low-carbon energy to run this country for 500 years.
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Atlantis commits to Narec
Atlantis Resources Corporation will continue its AR1000 tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland. The company’s AR1000 nacelle was retrieved from its test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in late November, following successful open ocean testing. It will be transported to Blyth for preparation ahead of the spring opening of Narec’s 3MW capacity turbine drive train testing facility.
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New for 2012:
- All-Energy 2012 will span three interlinked halls.
- For the first time there will be Sector-Specific Trails around the show enabling visitors to pre-plan their route.
- All-Energy 2012 introduces "Offshore Maintenance – where offshore wind meets oil and gas".
- New feature areas on the show floor include Smart Energy (energy efficiency and energy management) and LCVs (encompassing both infrastructure and vehicles - hydrogen fuelled vehicles have access to HFuel Here).
Familiar features:
- The free to attend multi-stream conference.
- The unmissable Giant Networking Evening (23 May) - also free to attend - proves that business and pleasure really can mix.
- The ever-popular Jobs Zone held in association with the Daily Telegraph.
AREG is once again organising the Aberdeen City & Shire regional presence in partnership with Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council. If you would like to exhibit in the Pavilion or are interested in various associated sponsorship or advertising opportunities, please visit their website by clicking hereor contact Debbie Ashworth on DAshworth@aberdeenrenewables.com or 01224 523630 for further information. Click here for contact details for other pavilion organisers.
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