Government must take action to avoid ‘cost of living catastrophe’ as 6.3m households face fuel stress
The number of families experiencing fuel stress is set to triple overnight when the price cap is reset, reaching 6.3 million households. According to new research from charity Resolution Foundation, if the price cap increases by around 50% –
European Airlines Are Operating 18,000 Empty Flights Because of a Dumb Rule
The ‘use it or lose it’ rule means that Lufthansa is using its routes even when it hasn’t sold seats. The airline company Lufthansa will operate 18,000 “empty, unnecessary” flights this winter that would have otherwise been cancelled due
Labour calls for windfall tax of oil and gas producers to tackle energy crisis
Labour has called for a windfall tax on North Sea Oil and Gas companies to help fund measures to protect households from expected energy bill increases in April. Oil refinery plant at night With gas prices throughout
Vattenfall launches high-temperature heat pumps that can directly replace gas boilers
Vattenfall and its technology provider subsidiary Feenstra are launching a new high-temperature heat pump. A criticism often raised against heat pumps is the need for additional upgrades to heating systems to accommodate their lower temperature, in particular the need
Decommissioned Audi EV batteries used in 4.5MWh stationary energy storage system in Germany
Used lithium-ion batteries taken from carmaker Audi’s electric vehicles (EVs) have been repurposed into a ‘second-life’ stationary energy storage system by energy company RWE at a project in Herdecke, Germany. RWE has deployed the system, which has a capacity
Christmas 2021 UK’s greenest on record
New data has shown that power from fossil fuels on Britain’s electricity grid fell to an all-time low last week, delivering the UK’s greenest Christmas. The data – from Drax Electric Insights – shows that at 23:45 on Wednesday
Wallbox Quasar 2 bidirectional V2H CCS-combo DC charger announced, turns EVs into huge Powerwall
What is bidirectional V2H charging, and what can I do with it? Wallbox (WBX), the Barcelona, Spain-based charger maker, announced its second generation Quasar 2 bidirectional charger at CES this week, two years after the original Quasar won our best of
New law to force French car adverts to include green travel message
A new law will force car advertisements in France to carry messages that encourage more eco-friendly forms of transport such as cycling and public transport. Many products in France are required to carry warnings: “Smoking kills”; “Avoid eating too
Plans in England for car chargers in all commercial car parks quietly rolled back
Only new or refurbished commercial buildings should install charge points, the DfT says, citing fears over cost The government has quietly backtracked on proposals to require every shop, office or factory in England to install at least one electric