Everything You Need to Know About California’s New Solar Roof Mandate
Is the requirement really cost-effective? Solar lease or purchase? Will new homes be net zero? And answers to other burning questions.
IEA: Electric vehicles to triple by 2020
Latest projection from International Energy Agency sees huge growth in EV numbers globally, but the surge could deliver a major shortfall in fuel tax revenuesThe number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads is set to triple by the end of the decade and under current national policies may soar to as many as 125
1 Million Volts DC
Those of you of a certain age will remember the pre-historic epic “1 Million Years BC” starring Raquel Welch and containing some of the worst special effects of all time. I couldn’t resist echoing that title. More correctly I should call it 1.1 Million Volts DC, because this is the power transmission voltage for the
Companies are using California homes as batteries to power the grid
Every new home in California is going solar by 2020. If solar-energy companies have their way, those homes also will come with batteries.Companies like Tesla and SunRun are starting to bid on utility contracts that would allow them to string together dozens or hundreds of systems that act as an enormous reserve to balance the
Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe Increased 62% In April
The European plug-in electric car market is expanding at its fastest pace since summer of 2017, as sales increased by 62% year-over-year in April.
Energy Storage Could Be Residential Solar’s Next Growth Product
Energy storage could make rooftop solar more viable across the country and be an added revenue source for solar installers.
Calls for more electric cars in London
A London assembly member has called on Sadiq Khan to “spearhead the shift to electric vehicles” in the capital.A report by the London assembly environment committee found that the growth in electric vehicles in London is now outstripping the number of charging points available to them.The charging point database, Zap-Map, showed that the number of
SUDDENLY, SOLAR ENERGY PLUS STORAGE IS GIVING CONVENTIONAL FUELS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY
The increasingly competitive dynamic duo of solar photovoltaic plus battery storage is taking energy markets by storm
Electric Vehicles To Make Up 55% Of Global Car Sales By 2040
Electric vehicles sales could soar in the coming two decades if a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance proves accurate.
Cost of domestic solar increasing in the UK, BEIS figures reveal
The price of domestic solar in the UK has failed to decline – and even rose marginally – in the two years since the feed-in tariff was revised, government statistics have revealed.Data released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) this morning revealed that between April 2017 and March 2018, the median