Solar Export Payments to be Guaranteed – for some
BEIS – The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has unveiled a scheme to replace the export tariff which expires at the end of March 2019.
2018: A year of stalled progress and unprecedented ambition on climate
In tangible terms, 2018 marked a setback for American efforts to combat climate change.
Can you go off-grid with solar power?
Living off-grid – that is, living independently of the main grid, big power companies and big power bills – can seem very appealing when you consider ever-increasing electricity costs.There are some areas which through lack of choice have to be off grid. Traditionally, gas or diesel has powered generators for these areas.But for many people,
Tesla activates Powerwall 2 Storm Watch to keep the lights on in upcoming cyclone
Tesla activated the special ‘Storm Watch’ mode of its Powerwall 2 home battery pack to keep the lights on at its customer’s homes with the upcoming cyclone in Australia. Last year, Tesla started integrating features for Powerwall and solar customers to its mobile for vehicle owners.Earlier this year, it included adding a new ‘Storm Watch’
first standalone battery energy storage system in Liverpool
Ørsted’s first standalone battery energy storage system, Carnegie Road, is now operational.
Shell says it wants to double green energy investment
Company already committed to spend $1bn-$2bn annually in the next two years on low carbon energy
The Feed-In-Tariff Rates for the Final Quarter
Anyone thinking about solar power is likely to be aware of the Feed-In-Tariff.
Solar households expected to give away power to energy firms
The government has said households that install solar panels in the future will be expected to give away unused clean power for free to energy firms earning multimillion-pound profits, provoking outrage from green campaigners.
Washington, D.C. city council passes 100% renewables mandate
Washington, D.C. city council passed a landmark bill on Tuesday that will see the city mandate a need for all energy on its electric grid to be generated from renewable sources by 2032.As a result of this new policy, the city will implement new incentives to spur the growth of renewable energy within the district,
Centrica celebrates completion of 49MW battery project in England
Centrica has formally announced the completion of its 49MW Roosecote battery storage project, 18 months after construction started.The energy major said construction of the project, one of Europe’s largest battery storage facilities, started in March 2017 and had now been fully unwrapped, just in time for Christmas.