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A four-year government-funded programme that aims to develop new technologies to help meet the needs of the UK’s future power systems will kick-off with investment of £2.4m in feasibility studies that will stimulate innovation in automated power distribution and demand management.
Proposals to better protect small businesses from energy companies could be undermined because of the lack of a dedicated watchdog, the Forum of Private Business has warned. Following its research showing 94% of small businesses surveyed have seen energy bills rise over the past year – the biggest cost increases they have experienced - the Forum is welcoming Ofgem’s proposals to reform the energy market
It could be said wind energy is currently better developed and more commercially viable than other renewable energy sources and is spearheading Britain’s efforts to generate its electricity from renewable sources. The UK, a recognised world leader in offshore wind power generation, is building more offshore wind farms than any other country, accounts for almost all of the turbines erected in European waters this year and is attracting new business from around the world in a difficult economic climate.
To meet increased demand for green energy from solar panel and wind turbine generators, a Scarborough firm has designed a microprocessor-based control panel for monitoring power transfer to the national grid. Control & Power Systems (CPS), a manufacturer of power control panels, has designed the new system to provide G59/2 protection, which is a legal requirement for those involved in providing more than 16 amps of solar or wind power. This recent statutory obligation requires those involved in supplying power to the grid to monitor production and to automatically turn-off the flow of power in the event of certain abnormal grid conditions.
Even the early autumn sunshine fails to please our grumpy old man. Instead he takes a pot shot at solar power companies that don’t tell us about the key factor in getting payback Time I think, as our unfeasibly warm early autumn has taken on its more familiar chill, to discuss the Great British fascination with weather. Specifically I want to address the thorny topic of solar power.
Due to popular request, the Call for papers deadline for DPSP 2012 - the IET's International Conference on Developments in Power System Protection - has been extended until 11 November.
Solar Power developer Enfinity is announcing a number of new projects at the Solar Power UK 2011 event, which will make solar energy more accessible and profitable to customers from large-scale landlords to individual occupiers. Martin Allman, Enfinity UK trade manager, is running Enfinity’s stand at the event. He said: Thousands of homes and businesses across the UK are now benefitting from solar power, with lower fuel bills and the ability to earn a tax-free income through the government’s feed-in-tariff scheme. But we are aware that there is still much to be done by us in the industry to make solar power even more accessible to all.”
The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) today announces the winners of its 2011 Achievement Awards. The Faraday Medal, its most celebrated prize, will be awarded to Donald E Knuth, Professor Emeritus at the Computer Science Department, Stanford University and author of the seminal publication The Art of Computer Programming.
Outram Research has announced a new revision of firmware for their PM7000 power quality analyser, Waveform Capture Extension, which allows capture of long-duration transients and waveform events. The new feature is designed to help engineers troubleshoot long-duration problems and to see the consequential impact of disturbances.
A European low carbon finance summit convened yesterday aimed at overcoming the barriers to green investment in Central and Eastern Europe and highlighting the significant commercial opportunities of an ambitious low carbon transition.
