Goldman Sachs predicts Chevron and ExxonMobil move towards renewables
03/10/2018 by Mark
American financial services company and multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs Group believes that big US oil companies like ExxonMobil, the maker of
New wind turbine design wins prestigious UK Dyson award
09/09/2018 by Mark
Two MSc students attending Lancaster University, Nicolas Orellana (36) and Yaseen Noorani (24), have won a James Dyson award for a new wind turbine design that
ExxonMobil looks to buy renewable energy
03/09/2018 by Mark
Bloomberg reports that ExxonMobil is seeking to buy renewable energy for delivery in Texas. According to a
Collaboration to investigate ammonia to store energy
27/08/2018 by Richard
A Danish research company and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) are to work together on an investigation into the potential to store excess renewable energy as ammonia.
UK reaches 20GW milestone for wind power
24/08/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
The UK hit a significant milestone in September with the opening of Ørsted’s 659 MW Walney Extension, offshore from Cumbria. The country now has over 20MW of installed wind capacity. This is enough to reduce…
Top seven countries by wind power capacity
10/08/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
With a steadily increasing efficiency, wind power (both onshore and offshore) is proving itself to be a cost-efficient source of electricity generation for a
Wind to power blockchain facility in Morocco
09/08/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
Many tech giants have been turning to wind power to offset the carbon footprint of their power-hungry data centres, but one company is going a step further
New poll suggests strong support for onshore wind power
24/07/2018 by Mark
A new poll of UK citizens has shown a clear majority in favour of onshore wind power and who want the Government to change its current policy, which has effectively banned onshore wind power by…
Infrastructure report calls for more UK onshore wind power
18/07/2018 by Richard
A new report from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) argues that onshore wind power projects should be allowed to participate in the Contract for Difference (CfD) auction scheme again.
BP’s annual energy review shows big jump for renewables
24/06/2018 by Mark
Oil giant BP has published its annual Statistical World Energy Review for this year, and revealed that 17% of global energy growth came from renewable sources. This year’s increase is the largest ever for renewables.…
Wind power outdoes nuclear in first three months of year
27/05/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
According to a report from Imperial College London, wind power overtook nuclear in terms of the amount of electricity produced in the first three months of
Germans trial converting wind power into gas
21/05/2018 by Mark
German energy company Uniper has launched a new pilot scheme to make use of wind power by converting it into methane gas. Wind power across Europe is growing rapidly, and the industry continues to make…