In October, tech startup Equiwatt successfully raised £300,000 to roll out its smart energy management app throughout the UK. The funding will allow the company to run trials in Gateshead, as well as expand its team. The funding comes after the technology was selected to take part in an Energy Systems Catapult project in March,
SSE is set to treble its renewable output by 2030 thanks to an attractive pipeline of projects, and is on track to add 1GW of new capacity annually in the second half of the decade. This update comes as the company releases its 2020/21 interim results, which contain a strong focus on wind, as it
A seemingly ground-breaking project to create a circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry is being led by EMR Metals Recycling. The project has won grant support from the UK Government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre. RECOVAS is a partnership between EMR, three major vehicle manufacturers (Bentley Motors, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover), the University
How can the objectives of the 10-point plan be achieved? Boris Johnson announces 10-point green plan with 250,000 jobs Boris Johnson’s £12bn plan for a “green industrial revolution” spans renewable energy, nuclear power and countryside restoration. However, some of the objectives are likely to be difficult to reach, and the plan has been criticised for
While solar panels can provide free electricity for your home, not so well known is that they can also heat your water for free! Any electricity that is generated by solar panels is used immediately within the home. However, if you are generating more electricity than you are using, which happens often (particularly if
Public opinion on renewables has remained high throughout 2020 with 80% stating they now support renewable generation. This is according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) latest public attitudes tracker, which found that only 3% of people oppose renewables. The most favourable technology came out as solar, with 85% of the
The government has announced the formation of the Green Jobs Taskforce to support the creation of 2 million new jobs. The taskforce will be chaired by energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng and skills minister Gillian Keegan, forming a part of the government’s ambitions to build back greener. An action plan will be formed by the taskforce
SSE has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, as it joins the Race to Zero campaign. The Perth, Scotland headquartered energy company will ensure all it’s operations are in line with the ambition to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5ºC, and will be setting relevant science based targets. Martin
A trial exploring the use of second life bus batteries for storing solar energy has been awarded £130,000 of funding. This comes from the Sustainable Innovation Fund, with the trial – led by AceOn in collaboration with Brill Power and Cranfield University – having won almost £350,000 in funding overall. A 120kWh second life lithium-ion
While many American industries have fallen on hard times during the COVID-19 pandemic, the home energy storage market enjoyed its second-best quarter on record in the second quarter of 2020. According to the Energy Storage Monitor, published by Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association, 48.7 megawatts/112 megawatt-hours of energy storage was added in