Birmingham Energy Institute – Energy Northern Perspective

The Pathways for Local Heat Delivery Policy Commission report examines all the components that are required to deliver a local heat solution and the barriers that need removing

Local governments must take responsibility for clean heat

9 June 2022 Editor Comments Off

Net-zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. In addition, the report emphasises the need to […]

Professor Xiao-Ping Zhang, University of Birmingham’s Director of Smart Grid Lab

New HVDC prototype and powerful economic analysis make the case for a global energy grid based on 100% renewable energy

21 January 2022 Editor Comments Off

Researchers at the Birmingham Energy Institute are working with C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Ltd (C-EPRI), to build an industrial scale prototype of a next generation HVDC technology that could pave the way for a global […]

New system uses wind turbines to defend the national grid from power cuts

22 June 2020 Editor 0

A “smart” system that controls the storage and release of energy from wind turbines will reduce the risk of power cuts and support the increase of wind energy use world-wide, say researchers at the University […]