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
Public mistrust of energy companies, government jeopardising energy transition
Consumers are willing to pay more towards the low carbon energy transition, but only if energy companies and government accept their share of responsibility, new research has found.The UK Energy Research Council (ERC) partnered with Cardiff University to survey more
Ion age: why the future will be battery powered
The variable nature of wind and solar power means storing energy is a huge part of the fight to mitigate climate change
Bristol to launch ‘new wave’ of South West clean energy projects with European funding
Almost £2 million in new European funding is to support the development of a “new wave” of energy projects in the South West.Bristol City Council, in partnership with Devon and Plymouth councils, has secured a €1.9 million (£1.7 million) grant
Solar plus batteries aim to retire natural gas plants in 2019
For years, proponents of natural gas referred to it as a “bridge fuel,” an interim power source on the way to a distant future dominated by renewable energy.
Solar + Storage Half The Cost Of Gas Peaker Plants
S&P Global reports the cost of solar with battery backup dropped precipitously in 2018.
A new era or a mountain to climb? BEIS export guarantee receives mixed bag of responses
The government’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), its eagerly awaited replacement for the soon-to-close export tariff, has been dubbed both a “new era” for solar and a “mountain to climb” as the proposals received a mixed response.The government has backed the