Price cap could jump 46% as consumers take on cost of supplier exits
The price cap could jump 46% for summer 2022, hitting approximately £1,865 as wholesale power prices remain high. Currently, the winter 2021-22 cap is set at £1,277 per annum – which is itself a record high – but could
Battery backup vs. generator: Which backup power source is the best for you?
Keep the lights on with one of these backup power sources. When you live somewhere with extreme weather or regular power outages, it's a good idea to have a backup power source for your home. There are various types of
Changes to solar PV management could significantly boost bumble bee populations
Changes to how solar PV park land in the UK is managed could see sites support four times as many bumble bees, new research has found. Specifically, this can be achieved by managing land as meadows rather than turf grass,
Heat pumps and solar thermal are among technologies suggested by the government to help meet new carbon reduction goals
Heat pumps and solar thermal are among technologies suggested by the government to help meet new carbon reduction goals. Under the new regulations, announced by the government yesterday (15 December), CO2 emissions from new build homes from 15 June
Home Battery Storage: The (Solar) Rich Get Richer
Everyone is talking about the vanishing gap between household incomes and the affordability of rooftop solar, and that’s a good thing. Throw a home battery energy storage system into the mix, though, and the gap reappears. Now add the
Octopus’s V2G project Powerloop to enter Balancing Mechanism
Octopus Electric Vehicles is preparing a path for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project Powerloop to become the first to enter National Grid ESO’s Balancing Mechanism. Developed by a consortium run by Octopus Electric Vehicles and Octopus Energy in partnership with
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