Did you Know There Is a Revolution Taking Place?
There is a revolution taking place in how energy is generated, stored and distributed.
Want The Cheapest Electricity? Build Solar And Wind Farms, Not Coal Power Plants
falling technology costs have pushed the cost of the renewable energy sectors below coal and gas, even in China and India, where until recently, coal was king. as electric vehicle manufacturing scales up to match and eventually supersede production of internal combustion vehicles, battery costs are set to drop another two thirds by 2030 Onshore
‘Substantial’ pipeline of renewables could fill the gap left by Moorside collapse
Energy secretary Greg Clark has said the UK’s “substantial” pipeline of renewable energy projects could offer a replacement to the capacity lost by the scrapping of Toshiba’s plans for a new nuclear power station in Cumbria.The Japanese company announced last week its decision to close its NuGeneration (NuGen) subsidiary after it failed to find a
Batteries will replace California gas plants as PG&E proposal approved
A proposal by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), one of California’s three main investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to deploy large-scale energy storage to replace peaking natural gas plants has been approved by the state’s regulator.Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its approval of three capacity contracts and one power purchase agreement (PPA) for
Labour takes aim at ‘environmentally reckless’ policy as government defends renewables record
The UK government is being “environmentally reckless” and not acting on the “tremendous economic opportunities” offered by new generation technologies like tidal and floating wind turbines, according to Labour’s shadow secretary for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS).Rebecca Long-Bailey’s piece for LabourList followed chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget speech which was widely pilloried for not making
How Battery Storage Is Revolutionizing The Solar Industry
In recent years, solar-energy sectors across the world have started to unveil battery-storage products that will enable homes and businesses to generate renewable energy 24/7.
Former National Grid boss Steve Holliday: Britain is undergoing a chaotic energy revolution
Former National Grid boss Steve Holliday has championed the role that businesses and innovators have played in igniting a “chaotic revolution” in the energy sector, by accelerating demand for renewable energy and battery storage installations.
UK slides down EY’s renewables attractiveness index amidst Brexit concerns
The UK has slid down one place to eighth in EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) amidst Brexit uncertainty.The consultancy giant’s latest update, for Q3 2018, attributes a 46% year-on-year drop in investment within the quarter to sweeping uncertainty as the country’s Brexit negotiations show little sign of meaningful progress.EY said that there had
UK reaches major decarbonisation ‘milestone’ as renewables capacity leapfrogs fossil fuels
The UK has reached a “major milestone” in its decarbonisation of the power sector, having witnessed renewables capacity exceed that of fossil fuel generation.The statistic has been reported by Drax’s latest quarterly Electric Insights for Q3 2018. Figures compiled by Imperial College London’s Dr Iain Staffell placed renewables generation capacity at 41.9GW, with fossil fuels
UK rooftop solar at a crossroads; planning for life after tariffs
As the UK solar market waits for the hammer to fall on the government’s latest cuts to subsidies for small scale installations, namely whether or not some form of export tariff will be retained, conversations are beginning to bubble around other ways for installations to progress.If property owners are to lose effectively all direct financial