Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying - and it's down to us For those who live in the West, the dangers of warming our planet are no longer something distant, impacting people in faraway places. "Climate change is not a problem of the future, it's here and now and affecting every region in the
The sobering IPCC report was alarming yet offered potential ways to offset greenhouse gases If there was one bit of optimism in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth assessment report, it’s that humans can still mitigate some of the worst effects of climate if we act now. Some changes are likely permanent or won’t
The role of human influence in climate change is “undisputed” with many of the impacts now irreversible. Within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report, the group assessed the findings of 234 authors from 66 countries, discovering that climate change is being observed across every region in the world. Many of the changes
Social Energy has said its customers are the first green residential prosumers in Great Britain after it enabled them to claim Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates for the renewable energy they generate. The supplier requested Ofgem work on a bulk application process to bring small-scale domestic PV generators onto the REGO scheme, with
Blackouts due to climate change related events are becoming commonplace. Energy storage can provide grid stability and eliminate CO2 but it needs to be more economical to achieve scale. We explore the technologies that can expedite deployment, ensure safety and boost ROI supporting a faster race to zero. In September 2017, Southern Australia suffered
Anyone considering investing in solar panels will of course expect that it will be a while before they have paid for themselves by producing valuable electricity. How long it will take to reach breakeven depends on many factors: The initial price of the system, including full installation; the longevity of the hardware components of
Researchers say a worldwide breakdown could happen "within a few decades" and have identified five countries most likely to withstand future threats. The UK and Ireland are among five nations most likely to survive a collapse of global civilisation, researchers have said. A study has suggested a combination of ecological destruction, limited resources and population
The Biden administration is pushing its Energy Earthshots Initiative that aims to accelerate innovation and bring life-changing products to market. That involves “long-term energy storage,” which could radically alter the way electricity is produced and consumed by permanently tipping the scales toward green energy. If voracious energy users such as data centers are to hit
We look into the innovations and the growing challenges of storing energy produced by renewable sources. As the energy sector moves increasingly towards green transition, new challenges are emerging. One of the main disadvantages of renewable energy sources – their dependence on potentially inconsistent weather – is thus drawing attention to energy storage systems, which
Supermarket chain Lidl GB has announced that it will be installing solar panels on all new stores as part of a new commitment to be carbon neutral by 2022. This brings it in line with wider commitments made by the Schwarz Group, and will see the discounter aim to reduce its CO2 emissions from