Battery Energy Storage Systems or BESS are the hoped for answer to the problem of variable renewable energy (VRE) generators such as wind farms or solar parks. The idea is that when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining these industrial batteries will release their stored electricity Read more…
A new project tracking seabirds with AI technology has started at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. Working with Norwegian AI start-up Spoor the project will trial new technology to document how seabirds interact with offshore wind turbines. Spoor’s ground-breaking AI technology has been developed to Read more…
Mapping machines Mark Boyle (Letters, 13 September) says George Herraghty’s letter about windfarms shows he “gloats” when wind power fails. Mr Herraghty simply pointed out that wind power is an unreliable energy source. One of the best things anyone could have on their smartphone is the Ordnance Survey Maps Read more…