Solar, wind reach record 12% of global electricity in 2022, emerging as future superpowers
Solar and wind power increased their combined share of global electricity to 12% in 2022, but other clean energy resources dropped for the first time since 2011, according to energy thinktank Ember. Ember’s fourth annual Global Electricity Review revealed that
March sees renewables generate 47% of UK electricity
The latest data from National Grid ESO (NGESO) has shown that 47% of the UK’s electricity was generated by zero carbon sources in March 2023. NGESO confirmed that the highest zero carbon mix percentage for a single half-hour settlement
Tanjent Energy are back at the Fully Charged Show 2023
Tanjent Energy are back at Fully Charged on 28th, 29th & 30th April Come and join us at Stand F12 in the main hall Tanjent at Fully Charged 2021 (Image: JT/Tanjent) We are back at Farnborough for three
‘End of the fossil age’: Wind and solar broke energy records last year, report reveals
Experts are calling time on the fossil age as new analysis shows wind and solar power produced a record amount of the world’s electricity last year. The renewables generated 12 per cent of global electricity in 2022, up from 10
What is an electric car? How do electric cars work?
If you’re new to the EV game and find yourself asking ‘What is an electric car?’, don’t be shy. TG explains all… If you’re on the hunt for a new car (or even a used one, come to think of
UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis
The UK is “strikingly unprepared” for the impacts of the climate crisis, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which said there had been a “lost decade” in efforts to adapt for the impacts of global heating. The CCC, the government’s official
Low carbon power supplies 60% of Britain’s electricity over winter
RenewableUK has confirmed that 60% of Britain’s energy was supplied by low carbon sources (renewables and nuclear) saving the nation over £15 billion in gas costs. The data follows the end of the renewable energy trade association’s fortnightly Winter Power
UK government changes stance on VAT for battery storage due to lobbying efforts
A call for evidence issued by the Treasury yesterday proposes extending the existing zero VAT rating for solar panels, heat pumps and insulation to battery storage, when either retrofitted to a solar photovoltaic system or fitted as a standalone unit.
Over 250,000 households considering solar by 2026, says Good Energy
Clean energy company Good Energy has recognised a growing appetite for solar generation with over 250,000 UK-based households considering a solar installation by 2026. Running alongside this statistic, Good Energy also said that across 2022, solar installations doubled to