2018: A Tipping Point for Climate Change
Did the world wake up to climate change in 2018? Or are we falling deeper into ignorance about the environmental changes happening all around us?The increasingly severe effects of the rise in global temperature are being felt everywhere on the
Renewables posted record share of UK power in Q3 2018
Renewables provided almost one-third of the UK’s total power output in Q3 2018, a record high for that period of the year, boosted by the summer’s heatwave and high wind speeds.That performance also lifted the total share of power from
Solar Export Payments to be Guaranteed – for some
BEIS – The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has unveiled a scheme to replace the export tariff which expires at the end of March 2019.
The FT Editorial Board has a problem with those who pretend to solve climate change. Who might they have in mind?
“The depressing reality about climate change is that we could solve the problem, at manageable cost, but are failing to do so.”
2018: A year of stalled progress and unprecedented ambition on climate
In tangible terms, 2018 marked a setback for American efforts to combat climate change.
Can you go off-grid with solar power?
Living off-grid – that is, living independently of the main grid, big power companies and big power bills – can seem very appealing when you consider ever-increasing electricity costs.There are some areas which through lack of choice have to be
Tesla activates Powerwall 2 Storm Watch to keep the lights on in upcoming cyclone
Tesla activated the special ‘Storm Watch’ mode of its Powerwall 2 home battery pack to keep the lights on at its customer’s homes with the upcoming cyclone in Australia. Last year, Tesla started integrating features for Powerwall and solar customers
first standalone battery energy storage system in Liverpool
Ørsted’s first standalone battery energy storage system, Carnegie Road, is now operational.
Shell says it wants to double green energy investment
Company already committed to spend $1bn-$2bn annually in the next two years on low carbon energy