Energy and Climate Change

Batteries Will Change the Energy Industry Forever

Energy storage is no longer an asset class that utilities can ignore. One of the biggest criticisms of renewable energy has been its inherently intermittent nature. Solar energy plants don't produce power at night, and wind turbines don't produce power without wind, so utilities need fossil-fuel or power plants to keep the grid running.

My Journey 1: Our Uncertain Future

Introduction For nearly a decade I have been following the bad news on climate change and peak oil and become increasingly concerned by them. In recent years I have started to both reduce my personal carbon footprint and actively prepare for what looks like an uncertain and troubling future for us all. I have now

Social Energy comes out on top as Shell issues 0.001p/kWh SEG

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs have been unveiled after the legislation came into full effect yesterday (1 January 2020), with pricing ranging wildly from Social Energy's 5.6p per kWh down to the barely-compliant 0.001p per kWh that Shell Energy is offering. Under the SEG, suppliers with over 150,000 domestic customers were required to launch

German town disconnects from grid, goes 100% renewable – for an hour

For a brief period a few days ago, Bordesholm in Germany became a showcase for how entire communities could switch over to renewable energy, with the backing of energy storage capacity. Solar inverter maker SMA’s devices, including its Sunny Central Storage battery inverter and SMA Hybrid Controller XL, were used in a trial whereby

Some Christmas Fun From our Partners at SolarEdge

The annual SolarEdge Christmas video has definitely become a bit of a thing. SolarEdge has long been a premium partner for us as they continue to innovate in the green technology sector. We hope you enjoyed the video. If you would like to get a great quote for a SolarEdge system install,

Meet The Biggest Losers Of The U.S. Shale Bust

After a decade of unprecedented growth and seemingly endless investments, the writing is now on the wall: the Great American Shale Boom is slowing down and this could have some grave consequences both the industry and the financial markets. A total of 32 oil and gas drillers have filed for bankruptcy through the third

Power storage is the missing link in green-energy plans

Why batteries are essential to fighting climate change Solar and wind power are the glamorous twins of the clean-electricity revolution. It is thrilling to see a field of glistening panels absorbing the sun’s energy or a vast turbine twirling above the ocean. Stationary power storage does not have quite the same allure—think of a

Growth ‘soars’ in UK energy storage

R-UK report says 10.5GW of planning applications have been made for battery projects up from 6.9GW a year ago Over 10,500MW of battery storage planning applications have been made in the UK, compared with 6900MW a year ago, according to new research from RenewableUK (R-UK). The trade body's latest Project Intelligence report said that

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