New-build homes with solar and storage? “It’s going to be the norm
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Tesla Model S P100D Versus Mercedes-AMG E63 S
(REPOST: Inside EVs)We recently featured a drag race in which the Tesla Model S P100D took on some of Germany’s finest. Tesla handled some fierce competitors from the likes of BMW and Audi but one of Germany’s most lethal cars
Energy storage being stalled by slow policy development claim MPs
(REPOST: Clean Energy) Speaking at last week’s Energy Storage and Connected Systems event, hosted by the Renewable Energy Association (REA), shadow minister for energy and climate change Alan Whitehead claimed current energy legislation was now “obsolete” in the face of
Oil specialist Westbeck to launch electric vehicle hedge fund
(REPOST: Reuters)Westbeck’s Electric Metals Fund will aim “to capitalize on the electric revolution”, the presentation said, investing in 30-50 stocks, many in metals hotspots Australia and Canada.
Nissan coy over energy future as it aims for new partnerships
(REPOST: Clean Energy) Speaking to Clean Energy News, Francisco Carranza Sierra, managing director at Nissan Energy, said the solar launch fed into the firm’s vision of developing a “sustainable ecosystem” that incorporated homes and buildings as well as cars.
Nissan’s new Leaf to overturn the electric car market?
(REPOST: Irish Times)It was a presentation which would have made Al Gore green with jealousy, rather than environmental angst. A Powerpoint presentation (all car launches are essentially 98 per cent Powerpoint presentations) which spoke of just what an impact on
Tesla confirms 50,000 home virtual power plant is on the way in South Australia
(REPOST: Energy Storage)Virtual power plants (VPP) take the capabilities of several home or commercial solar-plus-storage systems and aggregate them together to form a bigger grid or capacity resource than would otherwise be possible.
Three-fifthS of new cars should be electric by 2030, according to Government climate advisers
(REPOST: ITV)The report by the Committee on Climate Change is an update to the Government’s “clean growth strategy” published last year, which called for a raft of measures including incentives for householders to install energy efficiency measures and speeding up
what do you do when the lights go out?
One great side-benefit of home battery storage is having an emergency power supply. We asked what was important to you when the lights go out in a power cut. Thanks for the enthusiastic response. We thought you would be interested in