Glasgow named host city for COP26 in UK bid
Glasgow has been chosen to host COP26 if the UK’s bid is successful, as it strives to be the first net zero city. The UK is bidding to host next year’s COP climate conference over two weeks at the end
Residential storage in Europe to grow 500% by 2024
A new report from analysts at Wood Mackenzie forecasts 6.6 GWh of residential energy storage to be installed across Europe by 2024. The economics of the technology are at a tipping point, increasingly reaching grid parity in European markets. With
National Grid ESO probing power cuts following sudden generation collapse
The sudden loss of nearly 2GW of generation triggered a stress event and power cuts experienced up and down the country on Friday evening (9 August 2019). The incident, which caused significant disruption up and down the UK, was triggered
Tesla shares picture of Powerwall home with lights on while outage plunges neighbourhood in the dark
Tesla is starting to ramp up the deployment of Powerwalls and it is proving useful for many homeowners. Today, Tesla shared a picture of a Powerwall house with lights on while a power outage plunged an entire neighbourhood in the
US energy storage roll-out up 45% in 2018, says new report
Installations of energy storage in the United States jumped by 44.9% last year, according to trade body the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). A new report from the organisation estimates a grand total of 760.3MWh of energy storage was interconnected
Lightning strike revealed as cause of 9 August UK black out
A lightning strike that caused two separate losses of generation – described by National Grid ESO as an “extremely rare and unexpected event” – has been revealed as the cause behind Britain’s power cut on 9 August 2019. This morning
Amazon deforestation accelerating towards unrecoverable ‘tipping point’
Data confirms fears that Jair Bolsonaro’s policy encourages illegal logging in Brazil Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has surged above three football fields a minute, according to the latest government data, pushing the world’s biggest rainforest closer to a tipping
UK risks losing out to Europe in home battery boom, report warns
Controversial tax hike could leave country lagging behind as continent powers ahead The UK risks being left behind in Europe’s home battery boom because of a controversial tax hike on solar-battery systems, according to a report. The energy consultancy Wood
BP and Shell planning for catastrophic 5°C global warming despite publicly backing Paris climate agreement
Companies are trying to 'have their oil and drink it' by committing to 2°C in public while planning for much higher temperature rises, says shareholder campaign group, ShareAction Oil giants Shell and BP are planning for global temperatures to rise