Storm readiness: Shifting from generators to energy storage systems
Fossil fuel-powered generators are strapped with emission concerns, maintenance needs, and potential personal risk, whereas a battery-based energy storage system is safe, efficient and has a very low operating cost. We are living in an era of extreme weather, and
Planned UK onshore wind capacity reaches record highs in 2023
To date, the UK has installed more than 14GW of onshore wind energy and has a pipeline of planned projects totaling 23GW. During the second quarter of 2023, there was the highest quarterly capacity submitted into planning so far,
I’m a climate scientist and I think society will collapse by 2050. Here’s how I’m preparing
In 27 years’ time, society as we know it will have collapsed. Food will be extremely limited. Lawlessness will have taken over the land. Gangs will roam the countryside scavenging for resources like food, water and fuel. This breakdown won’t
Small-scale UK solar installations on course to break all-time record in 2023
The UK has installed more solar power systems in 2023 than in all of 2022, according to data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), which accredits PV, wind and micro-CHP installations up to 50kW. Trade body Solar Energy UK (SEUK) said
Planning Permission for Solar Panels
When solar panels fall under Permitted Development, and when you need to apply for planning permission.
Solar and battery storage prices have dropped almost 90% in 10 years
The cost of solar power has fallen by 87%, and battery storage by 85% in the past decade, according to a new study – here’s why. Berlin-based scientific think tank Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Will Rishi Sunak delaying the electric car and gas boiler switch affect me?
Delaying the ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles by 10 years is likely to have less of an impact than scrapping plans to make rental homes more energy efficient by laws, which would have saved on tenants' energy
PM’s U-turns weren’t really about net zero – but playing politics with climate change is a big risk
Whatever Rishi Sunak says, the details of his changes in climate policy suggest he is thinking about politics, not the environment. In a year which is currently on course to be the warmest in human history, that's a pretty big
I Have A New Solar/Battery System – What Issues Should I Be Aware Of?
The behaviour of solar and battery systems is complex, and not always obvious.