Dacia Spring review: The most affordable EV we’ve tested
Likely to remain the UK’s cheapest EV for the foreseeable future, the Spring isn’t without its compromises, but it will more than do the job for someone wanting an EV as a second family car or an urban runabout The Dacia Spring
New research shines a light on how solar power and farming can coexist
Scientists from Swansea University have developed a new tool to help identify optimal photovoltaic (PV) materials capable of maximizing crop growth while generating solar power. In a recent study published in Solar RRL, academics from the University's Department of
‘Cheaper running costs boost EV popularity’
New research shows that petrol and diesel car drivers are tempted to make the switch to electric vehicles as fuel costs increase New research by Octopus Electric Vehicles shows that one in two (47 per cent) drivers of petrol and
20% more powerful tandem solar panels enter commercial use for the first time
Oxford PV, a global leader in next-generation solar, has started the commercialisation of its record-breaking tandem solar technology with the first shipment to a US-based customer. The 72-cell panels, comprised of Oxford PV’s proprietary perovskite-on-silicon solar cells, can produce up
How cheap solar power could have arrived decades ago
Solar’s development – stalled by Reagan in the US and underinvestment in Europe – offers lessons for today’s policymakers in other technologies If there’s a good news climate change story right now, one to counteract the grim daily scroll of
Park Garage Group and Helix Renewables launch UK’s fastest EV chargers
Driver services firm Park Garage Group (PGG) and chargepoint operator (CPO) Helix Renewables have installed the UK’s first hyper electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Blackpool. The PGG site has been fitted with three 480kW EV chargers, the most powerful chargers
EV sales grew 10% in August
The latest car registration data has revealed that UK sales of new electric cars grew by 10% last month as battery electric cars (BEVs) made up 23.2% of UK car registrations in August 2024. Analysis by New Automotive showed BEVs
UK onshore wind pipeline grows by over 4GW in last year: RenewableUK
A new report has revealed that the onshore wind pipeline is picking up pace, growing twice as fast in the past 12 months than in the previous. RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse Onshore Wind Report shows that the pipeline of onshore wind
Planes, trains and monster diggers: The vehicles pushing the limits of electric power
How much energy you can pack into a battery is one limit on how big an EV can get – but meet the EVs ditching batteries altogether to attain mammoth proportions. This is no golf cart. This is one of