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The development of ocean energy has continued to gain momentum, with several commercially significant projects being successfully operated, although the sector is still in early evolutionary phases. The United Kingdom, more specifically Scotland, with the largest ocean energy resources in Europe and some of the largest in […]

Drones can be a nuisance, fun, or useful depending on who you ask. Making the news for many of the wrong reasons, drones have gotten a bit of a bad rap. But it’s thanks to drone technology that we are able to get stunning footage at major […]

Coal has been used for many hundreds of years to provide heat and energy, but the industrial revolution solidified the resource as a mainstay in energy production. From fuelling the earliest steam engines to modern power plants, it is hard to imagine our lives without this carbon […]

It is every driver’s dream to find a car that doesn’t cost them a fortune to run, but still performs to the highest standard. Gas guzzlers are fast falling out of fashion and the new trend for cars is super efficient vehicles that sip gas like a […]

Making your home energy efficient doesn’t just help save the planet. It can also save you a valuable chunk of money each year. Experts estimate that the average household could save hundreds of pounds each year if they fine-tuned their energy usage habits and ramped up their […]

Nuclear power is something we are all familiar with, often because of much of the negative press that it receives when things go wrong. The Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters both cast a large shadow over the development of nuclear technology, which, in its heyday seemed to offer […]

Getting oil out of the ground is one thing. Turning that oil into a product that we can use in our daily lives is a whole other ball game. In this article we will take a look at the oil refining process and see how this natural […]

There is a lot of talk nowadays about the importance of switching from traditional fuel sources, such as coal and oil, to renewable energy. But, what exactly is renewable energy and what form does it take? There is some debate among experts as to what exactly qualifies […]

Coal is still one of the most popular energy sources on the planet. Unfortunately, it is also one of the more polluting sources. Right now, coal is not a clean energy and most people would argue that that fact is unlikely to ever change. However, scientists are […]

Scientists and energy experts are constantly on the look out for new ways to improve the energy sector. Storage is a hot topic right now as is the new mega-turbine Haliade X that was unveiled by General Electric last year. But, perhaps one of the most interesting […]

When we think of oil, we don’t tend to quickly turn our thoughts to Venezuela, however, this South American nation’s oil output rivals that of Mexico, Nigeria, and Kuwait. Refineries and importers of oil in the US could see a big hit in their profitability and stability […]

The Kingdom of Jordan currently imports an estimated 97% of its energy and is therefore highly dependent on its neighbours and other regional exporters of energy fuels and materials for the bulk of its energy needs. Nestled between Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, and Israel, the Kingdom is […]

Orbital Marine Power have secured over £7 million for the world’s most powerful tidal stream turbine, allowing the technology to go into commercial production. Based in Scotland, the company is looking to launch the commercial operation and deployment of its Orbital O2 2MW turbine. Despite developments and […]

The energy landscape is in transition, the biggest feature and the main driver of the new energy world will become data. There is much that can fall under this umbrella term, and there are many tangents that need to be explored to make sense of data in […]

The energy landscape is constantly changing and with the new year come new challenges based on the lessons learned from 2018. Not only is the way we consume energy changing (think of energy efficient products at home but also the shift from gasoline to electricity for vehicles) […]

Arguably, the home energy storage solution that has received the most attention is Tesla’s Powerwall. The brainchild of Elon Musk’s Tesla company is assisted by a mighty marketing machine and spill over technology deployment thanks to the other consumer energy products produced by the firm. Tesla is […]

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The same conundrum appears to be hitting the Electric Vehicle industry too. Where there is a clear demand for electric vehicles and much is being done to stimulate adoption of the technology; a lack of charging infrastructure and other […]

Sugar, derived from Sugarcane, it’s the world’s most-produced crop (by production quantity) and it’s capable of fuelling much of its own production. Sugar is also now putting Mauritius on the map as a leading producer of bio-energy in which up to 14% of its annual electricity production […]

There is increasing discussion of linking wind power systems with pumped storage hydro facilities, especially in Norway and Canada, directly via the grid. This was effectively done with Danish wind power, a large amount of which has been generated at periods of low demand, necessitating export to […]