Some ideas are just too clever to die. Like Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) — the notion that your electric car can act as a home battery. Park it at home, plug it in, and when the sun goes down or prices spike, your car sells energy back to the grid. It’s green, it’s clever, and it feels
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate. The world is fast approaching
Is now a good time to install solar panels on my home as I want to reduce my energy bills and help the planet? With energy prices reaching an all-time high and the urgent need to cut our use of fossil fuels, there’s never been a better time to install solar panels.Solar power is one
Understanding watt-hours will help you survive power outages and off-grid adventures. Buying a giant battery for the next blackout or off-grid adventure can be daunting, especially when hundreds or even thousands of dollars are on the line. Get it wrong and you’ve either spent too much money for something you’ll never use or discover that
The Snow Moon is certainly living up to its name this year. But then, the Wolf Moon was snowy also. In fact, there have been only a handful of days in 2025 when it was not snowing here in central Vermont — and only a couple days above freezing. So the garden is deeply buried
I tested the Tesla Powerwall 3 – going off-grid feels good, but it's a long-term investment rather than a quick fix With all of the distractions impacting Tesla’s bottom line at the moment, it’s easy to forget that the Elon Musk dabbles in so much more than rocket ships and electric vehicles. Tesla Powerwall
I’ve started a stockpile, but that isn’t the answer. If crisis strikes, the government needs a strategy to protect us all I hate to sound like a prepper, but I feel bound to confess that over the past month I’ve been stockpiling food. I think, if you can, you should do the same. I’ve put
InstaVolt’s renewable-powered ultra-rapid EV charging superhub has officially opened, making 44 160kW ultra-rapid chargers available for public use. The ‘superhub’ in Winchester was approved in late 2023. The site is 100% powered by renewable energy. In August last year it was revealed that Enviromena would install a ground-mounted solar array on the superhub site,
Hundreds of schools and NHS sites will get funding for renewables in the first major investment by the publicly owned clean energy company. The first major project for publicly owned Great British Energy will fund solar panels on the roofs of hundreds of schools and hospitals, the Government said. Commercial Solar Installation –
Photovoltaic solar energy is one of the leading forces in the green revolution of the 21st century. As the world moves away from fossil fuels in search of cleanest and sustainable alternatives, solar panels are becoming an increasingly popular and accessible solution. Not only are they beneficial to the environment, but they also offer a