Home Battery System Prices Set to Rise
The last few years have been good for systems based around Lithium-Ion batteries, particularly electric cars and home battery systems like the PowerBanx, with prices falling consistently year-on-year as demand and supply have risen. However, it
Sadiq Khan launches second phase of community energy funding as solar push continues
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has today launched a second round of funding for community energy projects following the success of the first, which funded the initial stages of 11 solar projects set to be installed by the end of the
Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile “spine” of concrete seawalls, earthen
Lithium-Ion Storage Installs Could Grow 55% Every Year Through 2022
There’s a broad consensus that the world will deploy more grid storage in the coming years than it does today, but few people agree on exactly how much more.Here’s a new prediction: Global lithium-ion battery deployments over the next five
Green tariffs offer cheaper supply for consumers as savings gap widens
Consumers can save an average of £273 by switching to a green supply from a standard variable tariff (SVT) offer by the Big Six energy suppliers as the rise in renewable electricity has meant going green has never been more
Mayor of London calls for two-year export tariff respite amid ‘deep concern’ over BEIS solar plans
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has written to energy minister Claire Perry, expressing his deep concerns surrounding the government’s solar proposals.Days before summer recess, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy unveiled controversial proposals to close the export tariff
Vulnerable at-home patients to get Tesla Powerwalls
The Vermont Lower Income Trust for Electricity have provided a $150,000 grant for 100 low-income electricity customers with significant need for reliable backup power due to health and mobility issues. In 2017, after Hurricane Irma hit Florida, a nursing home
Why a Solar buyer should care about their EPC Rating
Because it can earn you money. … but perhaps your first question is what is an EPC? An EPC is an Energy Performance Certificate that tells you how energy efficient your building is, and recommends how you might increase your
BM ‘removes much of the risk’ as virtual power plant gives UK batteries new revenue streams
Battery assets have been used in the UK’s Balancing Mechanism (BM) for the first time via a virtual power plant, marking the start of what could be a new era for energy storage business models in Britain.