‘If York Minster can do it, everybody else can’
Extreme weather from climate change, in particular rainfall, is now the "biggest threat" to York Minster, officials have said. It has led to the decay of its stone and movement in the Grade I listed cathedral, which has caused
When Should Optimisers be Added to Solar Panels?
The Effects of Shading on Solar Panels Solar panels generate electricity from the sunlight energy that falls on them. Therefore it's obvious that when a panel (a 'module') is shaded from the sun (by a nearby tree, chimney or
Budget: What’s been done to encourage a switch to EVs?
In terms of facilitating a transition to electric vehicles in the UK, yesterday’s budget was something of a curate’s egg. As we’ve mentioned elsewhere, there was widespread disappointment among environmental and health groups that fuel duty was held back yet
Autumn Budget 2024: Green hydrogen, GB Energy, and EV incentives
The UK’s first female chancellor of the exchequer has delivered her first Budget since taking office on 4 July. While much of Rachel Reeves’ first Budget was either broadly in line with expectations, or had been announced early, a move
Rachel Reeves announces electric car tax giveaway with two key Budget changes
In a bid to encourage more electric car sales, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched two EV incentives in the Labour Government's first budget. In the Labour Government's first budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced two new incentives to encourage more Brits to make
Record year for UK small-scale battery storage
Surge in battery storage installations shown in installer data from UK accreditation body MCS. While 2024 is comfortably the best year on record, MCS Head of Scheme Alex Hughes tells ESS News she would like to see even more solar
Households cash in on record £31m from ‘rooftop revolution’ solar schemes
Homes signed up for schemes to sell solar energy back to the grid have more than tripled UK households received record sums for energy generated by rooftop solar panels in 2023, according to the regulator Ofgem. Nearly £30.7m was distributed
Solar energy helped keep the lights on after Helene, but not how you might think
Buncombe County has invested over $10 million in the past few years to install solar panels in many of its municipal buildings and most of Asheville City Schools. “We went from having zero solar projects to a whole bunch of
New Audi A3 PHEV delivers 88-mile electric range and 5% BiK
Audi is launching a new A3 Sportback plug-in hybrid, delivering a huge 88 miles of all-electric range and qualifying for 5% Benefit-in-Kind. On sale from November priced from £39,150, the new plug-in hybrid version more than doubles the electric range