Photo by Marcus Lehmann, U.S. Department of Energy
In its third iteration, the competition provides real-world experience and industry connections to help prepare next-generation innovators for future careers in the marine energy sector and the blue economy. Multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students will unlock the power of the ocean, rivers, and tides to offer unique solutions that build resilient coastal communities and provide power at sea.
For this year’s competition, teams will not only create a market-research supported business plan and develop, design, and test technologies, but they’ll also have the opportunity to build and test their device to achieve energy production.
Monday, 24 May 2021 Ofgem has just announced a £300 million investment in EV charging infrastructure, boosting the government s net zero targets and hopefully encouraging more consumers to buy EVs, although the next step should be to improve quality of charging according to DevicePilot.
According to statistics from a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request issued by DevicePilot to district councils about their plans for EV charging:
English councils received just £0.45 per capita of government funding for EV charging infrastructure in the past year – less than a quarter of the Scottish figure of £1.91 and half of what Welsh councils received per capita (£0.91)
Just 20 percent of UK councils have a plan for EV charging infrastructure rollout to 2025 or beyond
Monday, 24 May 2021
EDF Renewables is planning to develop a 49.9 MW solar farm – Glassthorpe – between the villages of Flore and Upper Heyford, in the UK, which will be capable of generating enough low carbon electricity for the domestic needs of 9,562 households annually. Courtesy of EDF Renewables
The Glassthorpe development will consist of rows of solar panels mounted on metal frames, between 2-3 m above the ground, contained within an 88-hectare site. Two site entrances are proposed, one in the southwest and another in the southeast of the site. Connection to the grid is planned for 8 km east of site at Northampton West substation.
Monday, 24 May 2021 Bart Biebuyck, the Executive Director of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, (FCHJU) since 2016 will speak on ‘H2 in Energy Systems 2025 +’. The FCHJU is a public private partnership aimed at facilitating the deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in Europe.
Under Biebuyck’s leadership there has been a strong emphasis on cooperation with cities and regions leading to the creation of the ‘European Hydrogen Valleys Partnership’ with around 40 regions. Dissemination of project results, building technology awareness and enhanced basic research became Biebuyck’s key focus points.
Before the FCH JU, he was at the Fuel Cell Department of ‘Toyota Motor Europe’ where he held the position of Technical Senior Manager. It is as part of the Clean Energy Partnership, (CEP) Program in Berlin that he worked at reinforcing European trials for the Toyota Fuel Cell vehicle. He also had the opportunity to develop and expand his expertise in
Courtesy of FIMER
The establishment of this facility will enable FIMER to increase its focus on solutions innovation while enhancing its responsiveness to customer needs. It will reinforce the company’s strategy to utilise the capacity of its carbon neutral facilities in Italy, with all resources combined in one site.
Centralising R&D will also ensure that the company is well placed for future growth and is faster to market with innovations, confirmed by a new unique-to-the-market solution for the utility sector which is set to be unveiled on 22 June 2021.
“We are committed to developing the best utility segment related innovations for our customers” said FIMER’s Chairman, Filippo Carzaniga. “This can only be achieved by adapting our business model to reflect our customers’ needs. We have ambitious plans for future expansion, especially in the utility segment, and are committed to putting customers at the heart of our business. The utility sector is extremely importa