It’s been just over six months since the world’s largest battery was installed in my home country, Australia, by Tesla. The lithium-ion battery has an installed capacity of 100MW/129MWh and is connected to the Neoen* Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia, consisting of 32 wind turbines.
Around 50% of your electricity bill pays for taxes, levies and getting the electricity to you. By generating your own electricity using Combined Heat and Power (CHP) you will import less electricity from the grid and therefore, avoid paying these.
I recently went to ‘edie Live’, a two-day show dedicated to energy, sustainability and resource efficiency. The focus this year was on ‘achieving a sustainable future’ and the programme featured a range of exhibitors and seminars.
Many renewable electricity generators were installed to take advantage of Government incentives, such as the Feed-In Tariff or the Renewable Obligation Certificates schemes.
Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability.
Our business is continuing to expand and we have a vacancy for a project engineer to help support the technical delivery side of our business. We have a number of engineers already working at FEC Energy, from graduate engineers to the more experienced senior engineers.
On Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 May I attended the British Pig and Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh Park representing the NFU Energy Service on the NFU’s stand.
Visit us at the NFU stand to see how taking advantage of buying power for contracts and reviewing your Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) compliance can help your business.
Read our top five renewable energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability.
No, I’m not 75 years old! I was born on a farm (yes, I’m 50 in a month or so) and on 4 May 1993, I started work here. At the time, the company was known as Farm Electric Centre and I was only offered a two-year contract. I thought ‘it’ll do for now…’
