UK to ease solar and onshore wind planning rules
The UK Government plans to simplify the rules for building solar farms and wind turbines by raising the thresholds for stricter planning review The UK Government is planning to change the rules to make it easier to build solar farms
Top 11 Best Tesla Alternatives
It’s undeniable that Tesla is the first brand to come to mind when someone mentions electric cars. The market leader has been the driving force behind electric vehicles, battery technology and recent innovations in the automotive industry. However, whether it be due
‘Ultra-cheap energy for every household’: could a different kind of tariff change everything?
Rising block tariffs and national energy guarantee systems are almost unknown in Europe – but are flourishing elsewhere More than half of the world’s population lives under an energy system that its advocates say can tackle fuel poverty, improve
4 home battery misconceptions PV installers must debunk for homeowners
In 2022, the residential solar market set its fifth consecutive quarterly growth record in the United States. This shows that homeowners generally recognize the benefits of solar panels. While encouraging, the same cannot be said for residential batteries – yet. In fact,
4 Extremely Important Things to Do When Your Power Goes Out
You could ruin your appliances if you don’t act fast. The best-case scenario when your power goes out is that it's a quick outage, and you’re just minorly inconvenienced by resetting all the clocks in your house. However, if you’re
60-65°C: Extreme Heat, Humidity Hit Hardest for Poor, Disabled, Displaced, War-Torn
Extreme heat remains the story of summer across swathes of the northern hemisphere, with the most vulnerable—people who are young, elderly, disabled, poor, displaced, and war-torn—suffering disproportionately. Summer in the northern half of the globe had only just begun
ICE vehicles 80 times more likely to catch fire than electric cars
As a part of the media myself – and thus allegedly a purveyor of fake news and a habitually horrible human – it pains me to point out that large sections of the media seem to have a disturbing obsession
CfD budget increased by over 50%: industry reacts
The UK government has announced that the CfD Budget for this year’s Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) will be increased by over 50%, sending shockwaves across the energy industry. The budget has been increased to £1.56 billion, an
UK solar capacity hits 16.9GW
New data from the UK government has shown that the UK now has 16.9GW of solar capacity online as of the end of June 2024. The latest statistics from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) revealed that