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Posted on March 29th, 2018

Hydrogen in Japan

As we all enjoyed a relaxed Boxing Day last December, some significant activity was taking place in Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a keynote speech on Hydrogen, putting the use of the energy carrier at the heart of a national strategy: “The Fukushima Plan for a New Energy Society…In Namie Town, a hydrogen production…
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Posted on February 15th, 2018

UK Wind 2017 – Resource Review

2017 brought mixed fortunes for UK wind assets, with production in some months significantly below expectations and others much higher. This was caused by some large variations in wind resource over the course of the year – some during what would normally be very productive months. In January, monthly wind indices indicate that the wind resource in England…
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Posted on November 1st, 2017

IAM Membership

As a member of the Institute of Asset Management (IAM), PEP is committed to utilising asset management “best practice” in the work that it does, and in doing so spread its use throughout the industry. Asset management is an approach designed to get the best out of assets, for the benefit of the owner, the…
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Posted on February 24th, 2017

UK Wind 2016 – Resource Review

2016 has proven to be a challenging year all round for the UK wind industry. For some, this has been compounded by outputs over the period from UK wind assets being significantly below expectations, which has been caused by consistently below average wind resource in what would normally be very productive months of the year….
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Posted on January 17th, 2016

2016: a bumper year for wind farm construction

According to Renewable UK, onshore wind developers are planning to install 1.2GW of new capacity with 50 new wind farms. That’s enough to supply another 660,000 homes and three times the amount installed in 2015 (400MW). Construction is also due to start on another 1.9MW of new offshore wind farms, bringing the total to 4.5GW…
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Posted on January 12th, 2016

Morocco bound

Pure Energy Professionals has recently been on the road in North Africa as one of 40 companies showcasing the very best in British industry, part of the largest ever UK trade mission to Morocco. Celebrating 800 years of trade between the UK and Morocco, the Trade Mission was headed up by Minister Tobias Ellwood MP…
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Posted on December 17th, 2015

Climate change continues

Looks like climate change is continuing and we need to do more to reduce emissions. Renewables still have a key role to play.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLink to NOAA article

Posted on December 14th, 2015

Keeping fossil fuels in the ground

Is keeping fossil fuels in the ground feasible? Some think so:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.monbiot.com/2015/03/10/applauding-themselves-to-death/)

Posted on December 8th, 2015

National Grid produces a series of future energy scenarios

One of the scenarios, Gone Green, is the only one that would meet all of the UK’s renewable and carbon targets on time. Renewables would need to be 34% of electricity by 2020, with wind energy at 18% of total. We’re doing well with peaks of about 10% for renewables currently but we clearly need…
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Posted on December 1st, 2015

Fossil fuel subsidies much greater than renewables

IMF shows fossil fuel subsidies cost UK taxpayer 6x renewables\r\n\r\n“Post-tax energy subsidies are dramatically higher than previously estimated—$4.9 trillion\r\n\r\n(6.5 percent of global GDP) in 2013, and projected to reach $5.3 trillion (6.5 percent of global GDP) in 2015.”\r\n\r\nhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2015/NEW070215A.htm

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