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
Choosing Extinction
The climate strikes over the coming weeks will focus a great deal of attention on government and the urgent need for policy action. Rightly so. But it’s also a good time to reflect on the bigger context, as this is
Conservative Party unveils net zero package to muted response
The Conservative Party has pledged a suite of new policies comprising a ‘net zero package’ which it said would put “21st Century Conservativism” at the heart of the government’s green agenda. But the suite of policies, some of which had
Low carbon tech ‘vital’ to Future Homes Standard as solar’s role is talked up
Solar could play a pivotal role in the government’s proposed Future Homes Standard, with a more ambitious option for carbon emission reductions in new build housing preferred. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the consultation on changes