Energy Storage Batteries May Help Reduce Coal Pollution
Gov. Tony Evers caused a bit of a stir this year when he said Wisconsin should have a goal of generating carbon-free electricity by the year 2050. That would mean no coal-fired power plants in the state, and several other
The Other Kind of Climate Denialism
“The Uninhabitable Earth,” David Wallace-Wells’s new book about how climate change will affect human life, begins, “It is worse, much worse, than you think.” In superhot cities, roads will melt and train tracks will buckle. At five degrees of warming,
Coal-free fortnight: Landmark record set as UK goes two weeks without coal
The UK has now gone a fortnight without coal, underpinning what has been a landmark month for the country’s energy mix. The record was confirmed by National Grid ESO at 3:12pm this afternoon, the moment it became clear that the
Installers ‘battered’ by solar VAT increase and FiT removal, says MCS CEO
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is the latest to join a slew of calls for the proposed solar VAT hike to be scrapped. HMRC recently announced that VAT on energy saving materials, including solar panels and storage units, would effectively
Energy majors throw their weight behind UK COP26 bid
A host of the country’s largest energy firms have backed the UK’s bid to host next year’s COP climate conference and called on the government for further support. A joint letter signed by BP, Shell, Centrica, Drax Group, innogy Renewables
A proud testimonial
Receiving a testimonial from a customer is always special. It takes time and effort to write one, and we all have busy lives. What made this particularly special is that it was from an installation that had not gone smoothly.
Farewell Feed-in Tariffs
April 1st 2019 saw the closure of the feed-in tariff scheme for the support of new solar installations. We look back at the successes and failures of the scheme, and cast our eyes towards a subsidy-free solar future. THE STORY
UK power prices turn negative for nine hours, balancing costs spike during ‘extraordinary’ weekend
UK power prices turned negative for nine consecutive hours on Sunday in what’s been billed as an “extraordinary turn of events” for the country’s electricity system. Unusually low demand, some 2GW below forecasts, combined with high wind generation to send
DfT accused of ‘going rogue’ on climate change
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been accused of “going rogue” on climate change, side-lining climate considerations from its plans. The accusation is included within a new report commissioned by environmental organisation Friends of the Earth, and features a raft