Utilities call for gas’ ‘thumb to be taken off the scale’ with changes to levies
Utilities have called for changes to "outdated" gas and electricity levies in a bid to decrease costs of electrified heating and save the poorest households more than £100 a year. Currently, 23% of the cost of electricity is made up
A disillusioned ExxonMobil engineer quit to take action on climate change. He found his net-zero place in Arvada.
After 16 years of working for the oil giant, Dar-Lon Chang said Exxon would not address climate change. So he quit the sector for good, and began a new low-carbon life. For 16 years, Dar-Lon Chang worked as an engineer
How Does My Solar Generation Compare to What Was Predicted?
[We have the pleasure to publish here an article from one of our customers, Peter Cittern, describing how his solar generation matched up to our predictions. He previously provided the article on Adding Another Battery to a PowerBanx Home Storage
Solar and wind met 30% of Britain’s electricity needs in 2020
Solar and wind generated 30% of Britain’s electricity in 2020 according to Drax’s latest Electric Insights report. This was an increase of a sixth on 2019, with solar and wind suppling over 100TWh of electricity. Last year was a bumper
Tesla’s next business: Turning your solar roof and EV into Bitcoin mines
Your roof or your next car could become the ultimate idle cash generator game. In my previous post about blockchain and cryptocurrency, I discussed why I thought Tesla was making such a substantial investment in Bitcoin and allowing the cryptocurrency
Pylontech Meets Booming Global Energy Storage Demand with Dedicated Innovative R&D
One of the world's leading providers of Energy Storage System (ESS) solutions Pylon Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Pylontech" or the "Company"), has announced that despite a tight schedule, they are on track with the plan to expand to 4GWh within three
Stepping on the gas: Can solar-plus-storage turn the tide in the US?
With coal on its way out and decarbonisation across many parts of the US now an integral part of state level policies, could the demise of natural gas be the next step? Gas is seen by many as an interim
Unspent funds in £2 billion Green Homes Grant to be scrapped in ‘outrageous’ move
Any of the initial £2 billion promised for the Green Homes Grant that goes unspent this year will not be rolled over. This was confirmed by energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan in a parliamentary answer, with Trevelyan stating that this original
Wales announces ‘decisive shift’ towards green energy as it commits to net zero by 2050
The Welsh government has set out its legal commitment to achieve net zero by the middle of the century, as well as stating it will push to “get there sooner”. As part of this, there will be a “decisive shift”