Press Releases
EconPol research questions impact of robotization: new study finds smaller productivity effects and falling wages
Brussels, 19 February 2021: Robotization has significantly lower productivity effects than previously assumed and may cause falling wages, according to a new study from EconPol Europe. The study also rejects previous research findings that the technology causes skill-biased technological change and instead finds the opposite to be true. The findings are the result of an… Read more »
Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Global Revenue for Residential Lighting Controls Is Expected to Near $2B by 2029
LED adoption continues to grow as prices decline, building codes evolve, and connected functionality becomes ubiquitous Feb. 18, 2021 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for residential LED, non-LED, and connected LED lamps and luminaires and lighting controls, providing forecasts for unit shipments and revenue, through 2029…. Read more »
New report released today (Feb 18) by independent researchers at Imperial College London has found that just 4.5GW of new long duration pumped hydro storage with 90GWh of storage could save up to £690m per year in energy system costs by 2050.
Responding, Cara Dalziel, Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Cost-effective electricity storage, at the correct scale, has the potential to neutralise one of the most popular criticisms of renewables: that they’re not generating when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. “This report is a welcome analysis of the benefits of pumped storage hydropower… Read more »
Cornwall Insight tops FT’s management consultancy rankings for the third year
Cornwall Insight, an award-winning international firm delivering comprehensive insight that enables businesses, markets, and policymakers to succeed in the net zero transition, has been named one of the UK’s leading management consultancies by the Financial Times for the third consecutive year. Cornwall Insight was awarded bronze in the Energy, Utilities and Environment sector. Research company… Read more »
AAL COMMITS TO LONG-TERM MONTHLY TRAMP SAILINGS ON ITS ASIA – AMERICAS TRADE ROUTE AMID GROWING OPTIMISM FOR TRADE VOLUMES
Singapore, Thursday 18th February 2021 – AAL Shipping (AAL) is capitalising on the frequency of sailings it has operated in the past 12 months between Asia and the Americas, to commit tonnage and resources to strengthening the trade lane going forward into 2021. With the recent experience of carrying a much broader portfolio of cargoes into… Read more »
Polysilicon Imports into China Drop Sharply
China imported significantly less polysilicon, the feedstock for solar cells, in 2020. According to Chinese customs statistics, polysilicon imports slumped by 30% from 144,503 metric tons (MT) in 2019 to 100,776 MT in 2020. “Although South Korea still exported sizeable volumes from inventories to China throughout the year, the shutdown of a production capacity of… Read more »
Framo to own 50 percent of aquaculture project Stadion Basin
The world-leading pump manufacturer, Framo, has invested to become joint partner with fish farming company Lingalaks in the company StadionLaks. The two companies aim to collaborate on the development of the Stadion Basin innovation project, a closed, floating production system for salmon, scheduled for completion in 2023. “The objective with the Stadion Basin is to… Read more »
New digital system map to harness the power of data to deliver net zero
Britain’s electricity and gas network operators have joined together to launch a ground-breaking proof-of-concept project that uses the power of data to support a more efficient pathway to Net Zero. Building on the recommendations of the UK government’s Energy Data Taskforce, Energy Networks Association (ENA) is working with Ordnance Survey (OS) and 1Spatial to build… Read more »
Tigo Announces Crossing the Threshold of 75 GWh of Cumulative Reclaimed Energy
Performance improvement demonstrated in over 18,000 installations for Installers like Project Solar UK February 17, 2021, Campbell CA – Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar industry worldwide leader in Flex MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics), announced today that the company has surpassed 75 GWh of Reclaimed Energy since 2009 for worldwide installations utilizing the company’s industry-leading… Read more »
DEME Offshore awarded Transport & Installation contract for Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) offshore substations
DEME Offshore has been awarded a contract for the Transport & Installation of the jackets and topsides for two Hollandse Kust offshore substations. DEME Offshore will also supply and install scour protection for both substations, which will be installed at the Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) wind farms. The contract (1) has been awarded… Read more »
