Scotland earmarks £150m for offshore wind
Tripling of investment outlined in draft Scottish Budget for 2025/2026 could leverage £1.5bn in private capital Offshore wind in Scotland is earmarked to receive £150m of government investment, announced in the draft Scottish Budget 2025/2026. Shona Robison, Scotland’s cabinet secretary
Auto Trader forecasts ‘seismic shift’ to electric vehicles in Britain
Number of petrol cars on British roads rose to 18.7m this year, but decrease expected amid growth of EVs The number of petrol cars on British roads has peaked this year but is set to tumble by more than
Flow battery player Invinity claims new product can enable ‘solar baseload’ for the grid
New vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology from Invinity Energy Systems makes it possible for renewables to replace conventional generation on the grid 24/7, the company has claimed. Anglo-American flow battery company Invinity launched its new product, Endurium, today. It
Altilium begins processes at ‘UK first’ battery recycling facility
UK clean technology group Altilium has begun processing lithium-ion battery waste at its ACT 2 recycling facility in Plymouth. The 18,000 square foot facility has the capacity to process the equivalent of one electric vehicle (EV) battery (300kg of black
Electric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think
Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising even the automakers themselves. EVs are practically worthless secondhand, because the huge batteries will need expensive replacement after a few years. At
Electric cars make up one in four sold in November
One in four cars sold in the UK last month was electric, according to industry figures, but new registrations were driven by steep discounting. Electric car sales grew in November for the 11th consecutive month, according to the Society of
Latest data shows reality of EV running cost savings compared to petrol
Figures from CrowdCharge show annual cost savings of up to almost £1,000 for fuelling EVs using V2G compared to petrol vehicles The average cost of charging an electric vehicle (EV) at home is around half of the £1,205 yearly cost
‘Not just a box mover’: Segen distributing green skills
Due to the relative infancy of the green energy sector, there is a shortage of green skills training available and, while the net zero target promises to open a new job market, a green skills shortage threatens the energy transition.
All-electric MINI Countryman: why it’s better than ever
Offering more space, and enhanced performance, range and charging, here are all the ways in which MINI’s all-electric SUV is even more amped-up The MINI Countryman has quickly become a cornerstone of the modern MINI range. Defying the convention that