Chief executive of high growth Grimsby firm on the just-launched Libbi addition Homes with solar panels could take a huge step towards energy independence, according to the innovative entrepreneur behind a new domestic battery. Lee Sutton, co-founder and chief executive of the high growth microgeneration specialist Myenergi, has seen his latest addition to a blockbuster
Hurricane Ian knocked out power to 4 million customers in Florida. But one community was left largely unscathed by the Category-4 storm, CNN reported. Babcock Ranch, a planned town built with a focus on sustainability and renewable energy, kept the lights on during the storm. As Hurricane Ian battered Florida and left millions without power last
Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of Americans in recent years for days at a time. In many disaster- and outage-prone
Octopus Energy has doubled its Fixed Outgoing tariff to help lower customers' bills as they head into winter. This will increase from 7.5p/kWh to 15p/kWh, with all customers on the tariff seeing their rate automatically changed from today (20 September). This includes domestic customers with solar installations that also use Octopus Energy as a supplier. Customers
“It is going to become socially unacceptable for businesses to not to have solar on their roofs in the short to medium-term,” said Shaun Beattie, sales director of BeBa Energy, at the UK Solar Summit. With the growing need to scale the solar industry to attain UK net zero targets, Beattie believes that it will become “socially
It caught even seasoned clean energy industry veterans by surprise when West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a deal had been struck on the US Inflation Reduction Act. It includes what’s been described by President Joe Biden as the biggest-ever investment in climate protection and energy security, a US$369 billion
It is hotter than ever. The country is tinder-dry. There were more wildfires in the single month of July than during all of last year. During the recent heatwave, temperatures exceeded 40C and scores of houses burnt down on the edge of London. Another damaging heatwave is on its way. Water restrictions are now in force. These catastrophic climate conditions have been knowingly fuelled
Exeter’s solar farm and battery storage facility is nearing completion and will soon be powering the city’s electric fleet of vehicles and recycling centre with green energy. The project is another big step towards Exeter ambition to become a Net Zero Carbon City by 2030. The Water Lane Solar Park at Marsh Barton features
The Inflation Reduction Act took a significant step forward over the weekend as US vice-president Kamala Harris cast a decisive vote to break a 50:50 tie of Senators to pass the legislation. Emerging late last month the deal, negotiated largely in the background by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and long-time holdout on Build Back Better, West
Some businesses will face energy bills five times higher than they’re currently paying from October, according to new analysis from Cornwall Insight. Energy bills for businesses have surged over the last 15 months and particular through the first half of 2022 as wholesale prices have spiked due to concerns over Russian gas supply, tight electricity markets in