Monthly Archives: July 2018

Cryptocurrencies could increase capacity for renewable energy

According to a recent report, Bitcoin mining could account for as much as 0.5 percent of global electricity demand by the end of 2018. “Mining” is the process by which a global network of computers verify Bitcoin transactions, and running all of those computers uses a lot of energy. As electricity demand for mining Bitcoin

EDF Energy pays out £350,000 over smart meter delay

EDF Energy has agreed to pay out £350,000 to a consumer fund to avoid enforcement action by Ofgem after the supplier failed to meet its smart meter targets in 2017.The Big Six firm missed its annual installations for 2017 by less than a month, hitting its target for last year in January 2018.

Wind, solar and smart systems could power transition while keeping the lights on

The UK could meet its future power demand predominantly through wind and solar generation without jeopardising security of supply, a new report has revealed.The report, produced by consultancy Vivid Economics in partnership with Marko Aunedi, an academic within Imperial College’s faculty of engineering, has assessed how the UK power system can decarbonise out to 2030,

Address emerging clean tech or risk impeding energy transition, regulators warned

Energy regulators must address the rise of bundled distributed generation technologies, EV charging infrastructure and cyber security or risk impeding the clean energy transition, a new report from the Council of European Energy Regulators has said.The report, published last week, identifies five particular trends that stand to shape the emerging future energy market. The CEER

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