Energy

Powering tomorrow; from smart homes to megagrids

A home for those working or interested in energy technology. Offering a platform for the exchange of knowledge and facilitating professional networking for the science, engineering and technology (SET) communities. 

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A network server-based simulator for protective relays

Current sensors for improved capacitor bank protection

E&T magazine news

Scottish islands wind farm to generate £20m Scottish islands wind farm to generate £20m

A community wind farm project in Scotland will generate more than £20 million over the next two decades for local people.

Energy Bill aims to keep lights on and air clean Energy Bill aims to keep lights on and air clean

UK energy market reforms aimed at keeping the lights on, energy prices down, and creating cleaner energy were outlined today.

Journals

Power Electronics journal cover

IET Electric Power Applications

Publishing papers of a high technical standard with a suitable balance of practice and theory. Its scope covers a wide range of applications and apparatus in the power field.

UK Energy Policy 1980-2010

UK Energy Policy 1980-2010

Factfiles

Published jointly by The IET and the Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies. The aim of this review is to take a longer term perspective on UK energy policies since 1980.

Energy articles

Making electricity smarter

Making electricity smarter

23 April 2012

Vice president of industry strategy at Oracle Utilities, Bastian Fischer describes what's next for the 'smart grid'.

There is still a market for the petrol engine

There is still a market for the petrol engine

23 April 2012

The drive is on to reduce CO2 emissions from cars, but despite the main focus being on electric vehicles there is life in the internal combustion engine yet.

Solar power: the unexpected side effect

Solar power: the unexpected side effect

26 March 2012

The solar amibtions of developing nations look set to deliver more than just electricity. How real are lead poisoning fears?

Books

Energy storage for Power Systems

Energy storage for Power Systems book

Covers all existing energy storage techniques and at the same time deals with power system considerations for energy storage and storage applications.

Protection of Electricity Distribution Networks book cover

Protection of Electricity Distribution Networks

This book refers to most aspects of electrical protections, with emphasis in Distribution Systems.

Distributed Generation book cover

Distributed Generation

This book discusses the connection of generation to distribution networks and then moves on to consider how sustainable generation can be fully integrated into the operation of the power system.

Policy

Ofgem Draft Forward Work Programme
Submitted on 24 February 2012 to Ofgem
Data access and privacy - Smart Metering Implementation Programme
Submitted on 17 October 2011 to Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

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