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Attaching solar panels to a pitched roof.
Wind, solar and smart systems could power transition while keeping the lights on
The UK could meet its future power demand predominantly through wind and solar generation without jeopardising security of supply, a new report has revealed.The report, produced by consultancy Vivid Economics in partnership with Marko Aunedi, an academic within Imperial College’s
Address emerging clean tech or risk impeding energy transition, regulators warned
Energy regulators must address the rise of bundled distributed generation technologies, EV charging infrastructure and cyber security or risk impeding the clean energy transition, a new report from the Council of European Energy Regulators has said.The report, published last week,
Remote Puerto Rico Community Rebuilds with Microgrid “Like an IKEA Set”
Eight months on from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, the 3,160 inhabitants of Puerto Rico’s mountainous Mariana remain without grid power. Tired of waiting, community members recently took matters into their own hands with the help of a modular microgrid.Following
British Pay-Go Solar Company Is Ready to Reach Millions in Congo
A British company aims to provide pay-as-you-go solar power to millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the vast central African nation where less than a fifth of the population have access to electricity.London-based BBOXX Ltd. last week
Siemens Backs Northvolt as Gigafactory Fever Takes Hold
Companies that need batteries are placing bets with the firms that make them.
University of California gives electrons a one-way ticket
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered a method for controlling electron transfer, and guiding electrons in one direction. Electron transfer is one of the most important processes in a solar cell, as well as in batteries, fuel
Minister and MPs clash over ‘shambolic’ solar policy
Shadow business, energy and industrial strategy secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has led an attack on the government’s existing renewables policy, labelling it “shambolic”.The MP for Salford and Eccles was joined by other MPs Tim Farron and Rupa Huq in questioning the
Opposing onshore UK windfarms ‘means higher energy bills’
Ministers told there is no logical argument against turbines in areas that want them