Solar module prices set to fall 35% in 2018 – BNEF
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), the global average selling price (ASP) of solar modules is expected to decline by 35% in 2018, compared to previous forecasts of a 20% to 27% decline, due to the Chinese government curtailing
Renewables lobby questions economics behind Wylfa Newydd nuclear investment
The UK’s renewables lobby has scrutinised the government’s decision to directly invest billions of pounds in Hitachi’s proposed nuclear project, suggesting renewables to be a far cheaper and quicker way of decarbonising the country’s power.Yesterday energy secretary Greg Clark confirmed
Sadiq Khan launches electric vehicle rapid charging taskforce for London
London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new taskforce to expand the capital’s electric vehicle infrastructure just one week after a London Assembly committee called on him to do more to boost the number of chargers on London’s streets.Khan has
‘Carbon bubble’ could spark global financial crisis, study warns
Advances in clean energy expected to cause a sudden drop in demand for fossil fuels, leaving companies with trillions in stranded assets
Renault Electric Car Sales Increased By 58% In April
Sales of all-electric Renaults increased in April by a strong 58% year-over-year, which is the fastest growth since the summer of 2017.
Why energy storage is key to a global climate breakthrough
When Vaclav Smil writes about energy, the world pays attention. “I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next Star Wars movie,” Bill Gates once tweeted.Smil is a professor at the University of Manitoba, and
Fuel Included at Fully Charged Live
As promised, we showed our faces at Fully Charged Live at Silverstone on Saturday. This was the first exhibition and conference launched by Robert Llewellyn off the back of his Fully Charged YouTube show, but
Fully Charged Live goes live at Silverstone
Fully Charged Live, Britain’s biggest ever motor show for electric cars, is now underway at Silverstone – and the bustling halls suggest the new car show is proving an instant hit. With dozens of new EVs on display, along with
Solar a ‘new backbone’ of global power, Vattenfall says
Solar stands to be a “new backbone” of the power sector as it cements its status as the world’s “dominant new build generation technology”, Vattenfall’s head of solar and battery storage has said.Earlier this year the Swedish state-owned utility announced