Can Solar Panels Save Me Money on Water Heating? The iBoost.
While solar panels can provide free electricity for your home, not so well known is that they can also heat your water for free! Any electricity that is generated by solar panels is used immediately within the home. However,
Opinions | Here’s how Biden could get the U.S. to lead on climate change again
President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to begin the process of rejoining the Paris agreement with the stroke of a pen. As important as this will be, a more significant demonstration of Biden’s determination to rejoin the international fight against climate
Public support for renewables reaches 80% as solar comes out on top
Public opinion on renewables has remained high throughout 2020 with 80% stating they now support renewable generation. This is according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) latest public attitudes tracker, which found that only 3% of
Government sets sights on 2 million new green jobs with creation of taskforce
The government has announced the formation of the Green Jobs Taskforce to support the creation of 2 million new jobs. The taskforce will be chaired by energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng and skills minister Gillian Keegan, forming a part of the
ICE ban brought forward to 2030 in ‘landmark moment’ as Johnson releases Ten Point Plan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has released his eagerly awaited Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial revolution, setting out pledges to create 250,000 jobs. The plan covers offshore wind, carbon capture and storage (CCS), heat pumps, hydrogen, and electric
SSE joins Race to Zero campaign as it sets sight on net zero by 2050
SSE has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, as it joins the Race to Zero campaign. The Perth, Scotland headquartered energy company will ensure all it’s operations are in line with the ambition to limit global
Second life bus batteries to be trialled as storage for solar generation
A trial exploring the use of second life bus batteries for storing solar energy has been awarded £130,000 of funding. This comes from the Sustainable Innovation Fund, with the trial – led by AceOn in collaboration with Brill Power and
Pandemic Could Not Stop the Growth of Residential Energy Storage in Q2 2020
While many American industries have fallen on hard times during the COVID-19 pandemic, the home energy storage market enjoyed its second-best quarter on record in the second quarter of 2020. According to the Energy Storage Monitor, published by Wood Mackenzie
If guys with guns are talking about collapse, why can’t we?
Thanks to Hollywood, we have all seen stories of near apocalyptic futures, where people descend into violence and depravity. We have also seen sensationalist, even racist, TV news reporting on looting after natural disasters. It seems the mass media is