Government cash boost for ammonia cracker

AFC Energy’s ammonia cracker technology, has secured funding, aiming to enhance ammonia combustion in marine engines

Smart energy grid to be installed at UK university

The University of Nottingham has received £2 million in funding to create a smart energy grid that will reduce energy bills

UK’s jet zero jets off!

A new electric motor will be tested for the British Airlander 10 aircraft to enable zero-emission flights

Sizewell C heats up with Direct Air Capture cash

The proposed Sizewell C nuclear power project has secured £250,000 to develop technology that could potentially help it become ‘carbon-negative’

Fracking: UK shale gas reserves ‘significantly lower than previous estimates’

The new research suggests only under 10 years worth of gas supply is available at the current rate of consumption instead of 50 years

Energy plant to turn food waste into ‘coal’

A planned facility in North Lincolnshire will be able to convert high-moisture biomass such as food waste into coal-like solid fuels. Fuel manufacturer CPL Industries aims to install what it says will be the UK’s first commercial-scale hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) unit at an existing facility in Immingham. The plant, which is scheduled to begin production […]

Nottingham appoints first sustainable energy professor

The University of Nottingham has appointed its first professor in Sustainable Energy Technologies. Gavin Walker, an expert in hydrogen storage, has taken up the post in the Faculty of Engineering. The university’s vice-chancellor David Greenaway said: “This key post and Professor Walker’s appointment is a significant addition to our research capabilities, building on our excellent […]