We live in dangerous times. Everything seems to be out of normal: stagnating economies, inflation, wars and an unfolding ecological and climate disaster. This is clearly not how things ought to be… While many just wave a hand and say, we will get over it, an increasing number of people feel — almost instinctively — that there is something
Keir Starmer's proposals for a publicly-owned company called Great British Energy to invest in clean and renewable energy are a central plank of Labour’s green energy goal to almost entirely remove fossil fuels from UK electricity production by 2030, five years earlier than current government plans. But there are two criticisms of this green
Best electric cars 2024 Electric cars have now entered the mainstream, accounting for almost a fifth of new car sales in the UK. What's more, their rise is only going to accelerate as rules are introduced to limit the kind of vehicles allowed into major cities and we get closer to the 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel models.
A new study by the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) indicates that affordable and eco-friendly solar power and battery storage have gotten much cheaper to install in the last 10 years — so much so that they might just be all we need by 2050, Interesting Engineering reports. It’s
It wasn't that long ago that electric vehicles (EVs) were considered to be boring, underpowered, glorified golf carts with numb handling and wimpy acceleration. We've had plenty of cars disprove that notion over the last five years or so, maybe none more so than the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. The 320 horsepower AWD Ioniq
THE BRITISH ECONOMIC TRAP – A SEEDS ANALYSIS As others have noted, there’s been something almost surreal about the opening phases of the British general election campaign. Premier Rishi Sunak, firing the starting-gun for the 4th July contest outside 10 Downing Street, had no umbrella to ward off a torrential downpour of rain. If the public
New data has revealed that British drivers now have more choice than ever when it comes to buying a new electric vehicle (EV). New analysis from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that there are now 102 models of new electric vehicle available to customers that classify as ‘zero emission’ vehicles. The numbers
More than 1.5 million MCS-certified solar PV installations have now been installed across the UK since records began in 2008. MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) is the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy, certifying renewable energy systems to heat and power homes and small businesses. MCS registrations cover solar installations with a maximum DC
The amount of solar power plugged into the electric grid has surged over the past few years. According to a 2022 survey by the Pew Research Center, 8% of American homeowners are already aboard the solar panel train, and an additional 39% said they had seriously considered transitioning to the benefits of solar panels. These
As many readers will already know, the UK is fast approaching its next general election on 4 July 2024. This will, however, be one of the most significant general elections to date, particularly with the Labour Party expected to pounce at the opportunity to knock the Conservatives out as the governing body, a position