US to ‘quadruple residential battery storage by 2022’
New research expects more than 850MW will be deployed across the market in this timeframe
Electric Cars Are Creating a New Kind of Car Enthusiast
The car enthusiast is constantly evolving. Every new automotive era brings with it new tastes, new trends and new ways to just have a good time with a few wheels and an engine. But there’s one emerging brand of car enthusiasts that’s particularly interesting to me, mainly because they’re people who would never normally care
Records tumble as solar PV dominates UK bank holiday power supply
The bank holiday sunshine helped solar PV become the UK’s dominant source of electricity for three hours on Sunday afternoon.Data compiled by Drax Electricity Insights shows that between 12:15pm and 3:15pm on Sunday, the country’s solar fleet generated more power than any other generation source, including gas.
Ford to phase out passenger cars as it focuses on trucks and electric vehicles
Ford doesn’t have much to show for when it comes to all-electric vehicles aside for the Focus Electric, a compliance car converted from the gas-powered version, as it has mainly been focusing hybrids.Now the Dearborn company is more aggressively phasing out its passenger cars as it focuses on trucks and electric vehicles.
California set to become first US state requiring solar panels on new homes
California is set to become the first US state to make solar panels mandatory on most newly built homes.The state’s Energy Commission is due to vote next week on new energy standards that would require virtually all new homes to be constructed with solar panels from 2020.Currently around 20 per cent of single-family homes are
Nissan Leaf scores five stars in toughest Euro NCAP crash test
The new Nissan Leaf has kicked off Euro NCAP’s new crash testing procedure for 2018 by earning a full five-star rating.Nissan’s all-electric hatch was commended for its adult occupant protection, with a 93% score in this area. The car scored 86% for child occupant protection, putting it at the top end of the family hatchback
nPower announces 5.3% price rise
The UK energy supplier is the fifth big six provider to hike prices in 2018.
Renewable Energy Storage Takes Off in Europe
Just weeks after the 12th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES2018) concluded in Düsseldorf, Germany, newly announced figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) confirmed that battery storage technologies coupled with rapidly expanding renewables are blunting new fossil fuel investments.
Number of EVs on the road more than doubles in three years
THE number of electric vehicles on Britain’s roads has leapt 128 per cent since 2015, according to automotive data experts cap hpi.The study compared April 2018 to April 2015 and found there are 21,019 more electric vehicles.Overall, the numbers are still small with only 37,483 electric vehicles on the road today.
Wind power giant Ørsted to charge up first major battery project
One of the UK’s largest wind farm developers is preparing to charge up its first major battery storage project to help stabilise Britain’s power grid as more turbines begin to spin.Denmark’s Ørsted, formerly known as Dong Energy, is nearing completion of the world’s largest wind farm and from next month will become one of Britain’s