Monthly Archives: August 2019

How can Solar Panels and Battery Storage Save you Money at Home?

They say pictures tell a thousand words, so we have created a fun 'explainer' video to help explain how you can save money by generating your own electricity.   If you would like a no-fuss, no pressure, no surprises quote at a price that is surprisingly low, we can give you an accurate first quote without

The Biggest Hurdle In The Race To 100% Renewable Energy

Despite the fact that United States president Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris climate agreement back in 2017, there are many, many companies, politicians, and constituents that have not given up on moving away from fossil fuels and toward meeting the carbon emissions cap set by the accord. In fact, polling shows that a majority

Glasgow named host city for COP26 in UK bid

Glasgow has been chosen to host COP26 if the UK’s bid is successful, as it strives to be the first net zero city. The UK is bidding to host next year’s COP climate conference over two weeks at the end of 2020, in partnership with Italy. It was today confirmed that the Scottish Events Campus

Residential storage in Europe to grow 500% by 2024

A new report from analysts at Wood Mackenzie forecasts 6.6 GWh of residential energy storage to be installed across Europe by 2024. The economics of the technology are at a tipping point, increasingly reaching grid parity in European markets. With rising electricity demand and falling battery system costs, the trend will further spread across the

National Grid ESO probing power cuts following sudden generation collapse

The sudden loss of nearly 2GW of generation triggered a stress event and power cuts experienced up and down the country on Friday evening (9 August 2019). The incident, which caused significant disruption up and down the UK, was triggered by failures at two large generators, specifically Orsted’s 1.2GW Hornsea offshore wind farm and the

US energy storage roll-out up 45% in 2018, says new report

Installations of energy storage in the United States jumped by 44.9% last year, according to trade body the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). A new report from the organisation estimates a grand total of 760.3MWh of energy storage was interconnected US-wide in 2018, hitting a cumulative market size of 1,966.6MWh. According to SEPA, investor-owned utilities

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