New UK Energy Storage Idea Is As Dumb As A Box Of Rocks
Engineers and scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde say sandstone in the sea bed off the coast of the UK could be used to store high pressure compressed air.
Cambridgeshire County Council unveils ‘first of their kind’ landfill solar-plus-storage parks
Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) has unveiled two landmark solar-plus-storage projects on existing landfill sites which aim to be the first of their kind in the UK.CCC, which has been a prominent proponent of renewables, last week unveiled plans to develop
Greenland’s ice is melting four times faster than thought—what it means
New science suggests Greenland may be approaching a dangerous tipping point, with implications for global sea-level rise.
Volkswagen launches green energy supply division in bid to take e-mobility ‘mainstream’
Automotive giant Volkswagen has announced it is to launch a power supply division in a bid to take e-mobility into the “mainstream”.Volkswagen has established a new consumer-facing brand, Elli – short for ‘Electric Life’ – to develop a range of
Nuclear power can be green – but at a price
Hitachi and Toshiba abandon plans for new British nuclear reactors
Renewables to be the ‘dominant force’ in GB power by 2020
Solar is to help renewables become the “dominant force” of Great Britain’s energy mix by as early as next year, a new report has found.Energy monitoring firm EnAppSys has said that renewables looks set to become the most prolific source
Tesco plotting UK superstore solar rollout programme
Tesco is planning a major rollout of solar on the roofs of its stores in the UKAlongside its in-house market research team, SPP has identified at least five planning applications to install solar on the roofs of Tesco superstores in
If All Vehicles Go Electric, That’s Just Step One
To address emissions, the electric grid would need to eliminate fossil fuels and the petrochemical industry would need to reverse its explosive growth.
Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change – study
Scientists say it may still technically be possible to limit warming to 1.5C if drastic action is taken now