Led by Dr Marina Freitag, the research group from the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences created dye-sensitised photovoltaic cells based on a copper(II/I) electrolyte, achieving an unprecedented power conversion efficiency of 38% and 1.0V open-circuit voltage at 1,000 lux…
Delta: ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award
Delta, a global specialist provider of power and thermal management solutions, has announced it was recognised by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the prominent 2023 ‘ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence’ award for the sixth…
South East Water selects Samotics to optimise asset performance and energy efficiency
Samotics, a provider of real-time actionable insights to eliminate industrial energy waste and unplanned downtime, has been selected by South East Water to complete a 12-month trial of its SAM4 system. This proof-of-value pilot forms part of South East Water’s…
Energy security is the most exciting area of IoT technology development
Energy security tops the list of the ‘most exciting’ areas of smart utility development, ahead of climate-related and disaster management technologies. This is according to a recent survey among senior professionals at US utility companies, and interviews at utility industry…
Study launched to end Porvoo site’s crude oil refining by 2030s
Building on its capability of proactive transformation, Neste launches a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. Through co-processing and retrofitting of units, and…
Energy saving in organisations
Most industrial enterprises stand to gain placing energy efficiency among their top priorities, and as the world turns its attention to achieving Net Zero, the need to focus on energy efficiency is growing sharply. Tim Harrison, Customer Success Manager, SolutionsPT,…
What’s ‘in store’ for battery energy storage systems?
Following the UK’s increased investments in power technologies, Sam Holland looks at battery energy storage systems (BESS) and their significance in the current – and uncertain – energy landscape. Introducing BESS BESS, or battery energy storage systems, embody the use…
Demystifying domestic energy
This week I spoke to Mike Pyke, CTO of Chameleon Technology. Chameleon provides real time energy data from smart meters. Data insight enables customers to better understand their energy bills thus manage consumption more efficiently. Chameleon securely accesses real-time energy…
Giving power to the consumer on the road to net-zero
– Originally written by Mike Woodhall, CEO, Chameleon Technology – Giving power to the consumer on the road to net-zero The way in which we engage with energy consumption within our homes has remained stuck in the dark ages, whereas…
Xergy closes £4.25m investment round to scale up Proteus
The investment comes as the Aberdeen-based tech startup, which enables customers in the transforming energy space to digitally transform whilst connecting to rated talent, embarks on the next phase of its growth. Xergy Group has announced the closing of a…
