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Green hydrogen

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10/12/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

How Orkney’s airport terminal piloted a green hydrogen trial

A trial of a combined heat and power (CHP) system powered with locally-generated hydrogen on the Orkney Islands in Scotland was conducted in October by principal contractor EMEC. It was said to be the first time hydrogen has been used to meet both the power and heat demands of a commercial airport in the UK. The trial was the culmination of years of preparation, EMEC told New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple MEI.

Solar

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22/10/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Power with purpose: the story of a solar farm powering a university

How does a solar farm get built? The history of the 71 MWp/72.5 GWh Medebridge solar farm can be traced back through its customer and the site, reports New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple, who visited the facility in South Ockendon, Essex, earlier this month.

Gas turbines

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25/3/2026 Feature / Toby Clark

Recycling aeroengines for data centre power now

While some AI firms are investing long term in renewables and modular nuclear plants, the speed of the AI rollout inevitably creates bottlenecks in local planning restrictions and infrastructure. This is where gas turbine generators come in, as an easily deployed source of reliable electricity. And the place to find a surplus gas turbine is underneath a jet wing, writes Toby Clark.

Electricity

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29/3/2023 Feature / John Langley-Davis

‘CLASS’ voltage balancing – good news for DNOs, customers and net zero carbon

UK electricity networks need to change to cope with new generation, distribution and consumption patterns. Here, John Langley-Davis, Head of Technology at power systems technology manufacturer Fundamentals, argues that the adoption of new active voltage control technology is a smart move that can cut customers’ bills and deliver better quality and more reliable supply to users.

Energy infrastructure

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30/6/2026 Comment / Paula Kivimaa,Neven Duić

Europe cannot afford to plan its energy future in silos

Europe’s exposure to energy price shocks is often framed as a supply challenge. Paula Kivimaa, Co-Chair of the EASAC* Working Group on the Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies, and Neven Duić, Co-Chair of the EASAC Energy Programme, maintain that the deeper vulnerability lies in how energy systems are planned and operated. A more integrated approach would improve security, reduce costs and accelerate the transition to net zero.

Electricity

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3/8/2022 Feature / John Langley-Davis

How artificial intelligence will make the electricity grid smarter

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep machine learning (ML) have the potential to make the electricity transmission and distribution grids more reliable and better able to cope with historic changes in the way power is generated and consumed – including the predicted mass uptake of electric vehicles (EV), explains John Langley-Davis, Head of Technology at Fundamentals.

Interconnectors

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3/12/2025 Feature / Bernadette Lee

Singapore taps subsea interconnectors for electricity imports

The insular city-state of Singapore is tapping the huge potential offered by subsea electricity connectors to access abundant renewable energy resources in its region. This wealthy country of six million people extends over just 735 km² of land and has an average GDP per head of $90,600. The country needs to import electricity and wants to diversify its energy supply while supporting regional decarbonisation, writes Bernadette Lee.

Cooling

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19/7/2023 Feature / Karolin Schaps

How Europe’s cooling problem is heating up

As Europe experiences another sweltering summer, policymakers need to pay closer attention to the growing need for space cooling. Energy journalist Karolin Schaps investigates whether Europe can address its rising need for cooling down in a sustainable way without further straining the region’s electricity grids.

Solar

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10/5/2023 Feature / Saif Islam,Finn Bee

Joined up thinking – the benefits of sector coupling for Germany's energy transition

Energy is consumed in three sectors: transport, industry and to heat and cool buildings. Connecting these three sectors will be crucial for the energy transition and is termed ‘sector coupling’. Here Saif Islam, a Senior Consultant, and Finn Bee, Research Analyst, at EUPD Research, describe the key benefits of sector coupling for Germany’s energy transition.

Electricity

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5/2/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Baltic states synchronise electricity grid with Europe

This week, the energy systems of the Baltic States will disconnect from Russia’s energy system and join the energy system of continental Europe. This project, the largest energy independence and regional security project in recent decades, is jointly being implemented by the Baltic power transmission system operators Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST) of Latvia, Litgrid of Lithuania and Elering of Estonia, writes New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple.

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How Orkney’s airport terminal piloted a green hydrogen trial

Power with purpose: the story of a solar farm powering a university

Recycling aeroengines for data centre power now

‘CLASS’ voltage balancing – good news for DNOs, customers and net zero carbon

Europe cannot afford to plan its energy future in silos

How artificial intelligence will make the electricity grid smarter

Singapore taps subsea interconnectors for electricity imports

How Europe’s cooling problem is heating up

Joined up thinking – the benefits of sector coupling for Germany's energy transition

Baltic states synchronise electricity grid with Europe