Northern Powergrid trials EV energy storage technology
Northern Powergrid has announced it will run an energy storage trial involving electric vans in order to restore power to customers during a power cut. As part of the two-year trial the network operator has partnered with energy storage companies
Extinction Rebellion protesters call on BBC to ‘tell climate truth’
Activists block entrance to headquarters of BBC, accusing it of staying silent on crisis Extinction Rebellion activists have called on the BBC to “tell the full truth” about the climate crisis as they protested outside its headquarters in central London.
SEG: Ofgem details guidance on data, the FiTs register and storage exports for suppliers
Details of the requirements for suppliers, as well as the information generators will be required to provide to receive Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments, have been revealed in draft guidance published by Ofgem. The regulator is consulting on its guidance,
Shell Energy lands £10.5 million Green Star Energy acquisition deal
Shell Energy is to acquire UK-based energy supplier Green Star Energy, bolstering its existing customer base. Shell Energy, which was known as First Utility until earlier this year when it was subject to a significant rebrand, has agreed a deal
Market and technology development of stationary battery storage systems in Europe
The international market for stationary battery storage systems (BSS) is growing rapidly. Within less than a decade, grid-connected BSS have evolved from a niche product to a mass market in which today international energy and automotive companies are competing for
Thanks to Extinction Rebellion, we’re experiencing a climate culture change
Rightwing critics fulminate against the protesters, but the public is finally waking up to the gravity of their cause In the Mall, up Whitehall, or crossing Trafalgar Square early this morning, the climate activists looked like rush-hour office workers and
‘Flight shame’ could halve growth in air traffic
Travellers are beginning to turn their backs on air travel over concern for the environment, according to a survey by Swiss bank UBS. The Swedish concept of "flygskam" or "flight shame" appears to be spreading. One in five of the
Gigafactories, fusion plants and other political fancies
In case you’ve missed it – and jealousy abounds if you have – it’s political party conference season in the UK. Because if there’s one thing this country hasn’t had enough of over the past year, it’s politics. For the
Greta Thunberg’s Speech at the UN Climate Action Summit
This is all wrong. I shouldn’t up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope? How dare you!You have stolen my dreams and my