My Journey 1: Our Uncertain Future
Introduction For nearly a decade I have been following the bad news on climate change and peak oil and become increasingly concerned by them. In recent years I have started to both reduce my personal carbon footprint and actively prepare
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Company offers discounts on storage to help Californian’s deal with the ‘new normal’ of shutoffs
With Public Safety Power Shutoffs increasingly common in California to prevent the spread of wildfires, many are calling for more residential solar plus storage to help keep the lights on. The Californian wildfire season has been devastating, with some
Leading scientists condemn political inaction on climate change as Australia ‘literally burns’
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German town disconnects from grid, goes 100% renewable – for an hour
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Some Christmas Fun From our Partners at SolarEdge
The annual SolarEdge Christmas video has definitely become a bit of a thing. SolarEdge has long been a premium partner for us as they continue to innovate in the green technology sector. We hope you enjoyed the
Meet The Biggest Losers Of The U.S. Shale Bust
After a decade of unprecedented growth and seemingly endless investments, the writing is now on the wall: the Great American Shale Boom is slowing down and this could have some grave consequences both the industry and the financial markets.
Power storage is the missing link in green-energy plans
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Growth ‘soars’ in UK energy storage
R-UK report says 10.5GW of planning applications have been made for battery projects up from 6.9GW a year ago Over 10,500MW of battery storage planning applications have been made in the UK, compared with 6900MW a year ago, according