Battery storage capacity is set to soar as prices tumble and renewable fuel plays an increasingly important part of the energy mix. Andrew Brister examines developments in the technology and looks at innovative applications. Battery storage is a disruptive technology set to revolutionise the way we power communities. From large-scale grid-stabilisation systems through to commercial buildings and the home, energy storage in batteries is set to soar. The growth can be attributed to several factors: the increasing contribution of renewable energy in the UK generation mix; advances in battery technology, spurred on by a number of big competitors entering the market; and a dramatic fall in prices
Key issues: (2017) The latest version of CIBSE Guide E Fire Safety Engineering highlights key areas of responsibility for services engineers. MKA Fire MD and Guide E chair Martin Kealy reports Posted in June 2017 The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, in West London, last month has turned the spotlight on the importance of fire engineering in buildings. The new guide addresses the design of essential life-safety systems to protect building occupants, firefighters, businesses and property, including heritage buildings. Fire engineering is carried out on premises, including those that – because of the uniqueness of their design – cannot conform to regular building codes. The benefits that fire-eng
Renewable sources of energy have generated more electricity than coal and gas in the UK for the first time. National Grid reported that, on Wednesday lunchtime, power from wind, solar, hydro and wood pellet burning supplied 50.7% of UK energy. Add in nuclear, and by 2pm low carbon sources were producing 72.1% of electricity in the UK. Wednesday lunchtime was perfect for renewable - sunny and windy at the same time. Records for wind power are being set across Northern Europe. The National Grid, the body that owns and manages the power supply around the UK, said in a tweet: "For the first time ever this lunchtime wind, nuclear and solar were all generating more than both gas and coal combined.
