Renewables hit record high in 2018 as fossil fuels faltered
Renewable energy generation hit a record high in 2018, with gas, coal and nuclear all falling.New statistics released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) showed that renewable energy accounted for 27.5% of the UK electricity supply
Economic illiteracy and green vandalism: Political pressure over BEIS solar policy gap ratchets up
Political pressure on the government’s decision to close the feed-in tariff with no replacement scheme in place has ratcheted up ahead of the closure of a consultation on the future of solar policy in the UK.This evening the government’s consultation
Energy Storage Has A Breakout Year On Both Sides Of The Meter
2018 may have been the year of residential energy storage, according to a leading analyst, but grid storage was no slouch.2018 was also the year that grid-level batteries broke out of early adopter states, said Dan Finn-Foley, a senior analyst
Oil Majors Double Down On Battery Investment
Last week, Shell became the latest supermajor to make a big bet on battery storage with the announced acquisition of German energy storage startup Sonnen.
Behind-the-meter energy storage surges ahead of utility-operated batteries
Behind-the-meter (BTM) energy storage—on-site options that allow energy customers to store capacity for use as needed—surged in 2018.
Plugging the hole: How can solar fill UK nuclear’s void?
The UK has had something of a rocky relationship with new nuclear in the past few years, but developments in January 2019 pushed it firmly into ‘it’s complicated’ territory, and sent the country scrambling for alternatives.Horizon Nuclear Power, the Hitachi
ScottishPower unveils £2 billion investment with battery storage, EVs in its crosshairs
ScottishPower has unveiled a £2 billion investment programme for 2019 to target large-scale battery storage and public EV charging points.The investment, the company’s largest in a single year, comes after the sale of ScottishPower’s thermal generation business late last year.Keith
Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) to launch energy storage certification
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is to launch a new certification scheme for battery energy storage systems.The pilot, set to launch in mid-2019, will “better equip the industry to roll out energy storage installations while ensuring consumer protection,” the industry
Centrica to Unlock the Power of Millions of Homes With New Home Energy Management Offers
LONDON, Feb. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Centrica is to expand its smart home activity in a move that will unlock the power of millions of customers’ homes, driving down electricity bills through the development of new propositions that will also