A New CO2 Battery Can Halve the Cost of Solar Energy Storage
Confronting the key weakness of solar. Energy Dome just announced the close of its $11 million Series A funding round. The Italian company will use that new money to develop and demonstrate the technology for its CO2 Battery, which
Plans approved for huge new solar farm at Nissan as Sunderland plant aims to go carbon neutral
Nissan has been given the green light to install a huge solar farm at its Sunderland plant as part of a drive to become carbon neutral. Planning permission was granted for the new 20MW installation this week, which will
Energy storage cryptocurrency miner launched
Canadian battery tech companies Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies and subsidiary IONiX Pro Battery Technologies have launched the Smart Miner. The Smart Miner is an energy storage system claimed as the world’s first carbon-negative cryptominer. The Smart Miner utilises the
European households’ battery storage capacity forecast to reach 12.8GWh by 2025
Annual residential battery storage installations in Europe passed the 100,000 mark for the first time ever in 2020, reaching a cumulative total of 3GWh capacity. The upward trajectory is set to continue and accelerate, according to SolarPower Europe, with
Solar Installs: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
We recently did a solar and battery install very local to us - this was in Hemel Hempstead and we're based in Kings Langley. The solar was a large array of 24 panels, each 375W giving a total power
Solar Installs: Enfield, North London
A recent install in Enfield gives us a good opportunity to show off the capability of our drone! Not only can we do accurate surveys ahead of an install, including close-ups on the condition of the roof, but we
Solar Installs: Hounslow, West London
We did an install in Hounslow earlier this month and here are a few pictures. This system has just 6 panels on a house roof with concrete tiles, but they are each high power (357W) so overall the system
The energy crisis has paved the way for a decentralised energy economy
The UK’s recent fuel predicament led to a 1,500% spike in Google searches for electric vehicles (EVs) in September. So, it’s unsurprising to hear that after the gas crisis many people are now considering how to best reduce their transportation
Soon, your car might be able to power your house—here’s why that matters
Also known as V2G—or V2X—bidirectional charging means power can flow both into and out from an EV’s battery. When millions faced power outages in Texas following winter storms in February, Ryan O’Gorman drove the icy, “apocalyptic” streets and thought about