Renewables

Novel optimisation algorithms are able to process long-term historical weather data

P2X breakthrough reduces reliance on fossil fuels

Around 450 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated globally each year, with less than 10 per cent recycled

How advances in alternative plastics could help address the waste crisis

Artist's impression of Deep Sky's DAC deployment

The UK firm on a mission to shake up direct air capture technology

Larger turbines mean longer blades, taller towers, and greater forces acting on every component

Promoted content: Why engineering compliance workflows are broken in renewable energy — and how to fix them

The Combi-LC Blade has been specially developed to handling the new generation of megablades such as the 109m long blades for Siemens Gamesa’s 15MW SG 14-222 DD turbine

Heavy lifting: How Irish forklift firm Combilift developed technology for moving giant turbine blades

A large area perovskite solar module being manufactured

Swansea University to lead solar manufacturing effort in Africa

Globally, a record level of clean energy came online in the last year, including more than 560GW of new renewable power capacity

Comment: Achieving the new age of electricity

UK's pioneering GreenVolt floating wind project awards initial engineering contracts

Onshore wind and grid queue targeted in 2030 energy plan

The award is presented and run by the Royal Academy of Engineering (pictured) and the MacRobert Trust

Entries open for MacRobert Award 2025

Panasonic’s Cardiff factory goes green with hydrogen

Dr Kit Windows Yule, Birmingham University, and Chief Scientific Officer, EvoPhase; Leonard Nicusan, Chief Technology Officer, EvoPhase; Dominik Werner, CEO, EvoPhase; David Coleman, CEO, Birmingham University Enterprise; Jack Sykes, Chief Operating Officer, EvoPhase; John Cook, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Birmingham University Enterprise; Laura Bond, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Birmingham University Enterprise; Paul Jarvis, Managing Director, Kwik Fab Ltd

AI designed Birmingham Blade is optimised for urban wind