US company FirstEnergy and Canada-based Ballard Power Systems are to start testing a 1 MW utility-scale mobile fuel cell. The 16.5 m long hydrogen-powered proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell can provide enough electricity to power more than 600 homes and is mounted on a tractor-trailer so it can go wherever it is needed. The system comprises nine of […]
Electric mobility company Better Place has announced plans to bring its electric taxis with switchable batteries to San Francisco. The concept is already being trialled in Tokyo, but with support from the US Department of Transportation’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission the first switchable battery, electric taxis are coming to the US. Over the next three years, Better Place will install and […]
The £42 million Wave Hub marine energy test centre off the UK Cornwall coast is ‘plugged in’ and open for business, it was announced today Speaking at the RenewableUK conference in Glasgow, general manager Guy Lavender said that the seabed socket to which wave power devices can be connected was plugged into the grid for the first […]
The US wind industry is experiencing the slowest quarter for new installations in three years, according to the latest figures from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). In the third quarter of this year, the US installed just 395 MW of new capacity, with year-to-date installation at 1634 MW, down 72% on last year. The rate of new wind […]
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond today announced a £70 million investment fund to support the development of offshore wind in the region. The National Renewables Infrastructure Fund will support port and manufacturing facilities, as well as the offshore wind turbine manufacturing supply chain. The fund, which is being delivered by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise until 2015, […]
Under the UK Coalition Government’s proposed Green Deal, businesses and tenants will now also benefit from energy-saving measures as well millions of homeowners, according to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne. Speaking during a visit to the London School of Economics yesterday, Huhne said that the Government’s plans could boost the numbers employed by […]
