Monthly Archives: June 2018

Solar module prices set to fall 35% in 2018 – BNEF

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), the global average selling price (ASP) of solar modules is expected to decline by 35% in 2018, compared to previous forecasts of a 20% to 27% decline, due to the Chinese government curtailing solar growth through new policies initiated last Friday. The halt to utility-scale PV projects and

Renewables lobby questions economics behind Wylfa Newydd nuclear investment

The UK’s renewables lobby has scrutinised the government’s decision to directly invest billions of pounds in Hitachi’s proposed nuclear project, suggesting renewables to be a far cheaper and quicker way of decarbonising the country’s power.Yesterday energy secretary Greg Clark confirmed to parliament that the government had entered into negotiations with Hitachi’s nuclear unit Horizon Nuclear

Sadiq Khan launches electric vehicle rapid charging taskforce for London

London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new taskforce to expand the capital’s electric vehicle infrastructure just one week after a London Assembly committee called on him to do more to boost the number of chargers on London’s streets.Khan has directed the taskforce members, which include business groups, government, London Councils and the regulator Ofgem,

Why energy storage is key to a global climate breakthrough

When Vaclav Smil writes about energy, the world pays attention. “I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next Star Wars movie,” Bill Gates once tweeted.Smil is a professor at the University of Manitoba, and one of his key arguments is that the world is unlikely to transition away from

Fuel Included at Fully Charged Live

As promised, we showed our faces at Fully Charged Live at Silverstone on Saturday. This was the first exhibition and conference launched by Robert Llewellyn off the back of his Fully Charged YouTube show, but I’m sure not the last.

Fully Charged Live goes live at Silverstone

Fully Charged Live, Britain’s biggest ever motor show for electric cars, is now underway at Silverstone – and the bustling halls suggest the new car show is proving an instant hit. With dozens of new EVs on display, along with charging companies and other electric vehicle experts, there’s even a surprise extra for visitors –

Solar a ‘new backbone’ of global power, Vattenfall says

Solar stands to be a “new backbone” of the power sector as it cements its status as the world’s “dominant new build generation technology”, Vattenfall’s head of solar and battery storage has said.Earlier this year the Swedish state-owned utility announced that it was to invest €100 million in European solar deployment over the next two

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