World has no capacity to absorb new fossil fuel plants, warns IEA
Watchdog says new projects must be low carbon or existing plants must be cleaned up
It’s Time to Think Seriously About Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage
As the cost of lithium-ion batteries continues to fall, businesses gain a competitive edge with behind-the-meter energy storage.
‘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
Solar ‘charging ahead’ but ‘unprecedented’ investment action required, IEA warns
Solar PV is “charging ahead” across the world as it outpaces other renewables, but far more significant action is required if a climate crisis is to be averted, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.This morning the IEA has released this year’s edition of its World Energy Outlook (WEO), including a mix of worldwide energy
My Letter from The Minister
You may recall my leap into political activism when I wrote to my MP suggesting the sudden removal of the Feed-In-Tariff was not sensible. I blogged about it here.
Energy minister signals shift on export tariff plans, declares it ‘wrong’ to provide solar for free
Solar power “should not be provided to the grid for free” according to energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry, potentially heralding a change of stance from the government as it plans the future of small scale renewables.Perry was answering the first question of the day in the House of Commons from fellow Conservative Kevin
Livestock farmer pioneers electricity storage battery scheme
A Daventry farm has become one of the first businesses in the UK to trial an innovative battery system which would enable electricity from solar panels to be stored and then sold back to the National Grid, potentially increasing returns for greener companies.The low carbon pilot project will see farmer Sue Harrison working in partnership
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
Plunging Battery Costs To Trigger Energy Storage Boom
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has forecast a veritable boom in energy storage installations in the coming years with investments hitting US$1.2 trillion by 2040.