The Big Oil Side Hustle: Where ‘Renewable’ Money Is Really Going
"It is unrealistic to suggest that renewables could replace conventional baseload fuels."--Gregory Boyce, former CEO Peabody Energy Corp., 2010. Every time an oil and gas major announces a major foray into renewable energy, the skeptics come out like clockwork and
BT and Royal Mail tell Boris Johnson to bring back his ten-point green recovery plan
The UK's four biggest fleet operators - BT, Royal Mail, Centrica and DPD - are calling for Boris Johnson to announce the remainder of his ten-point green recovery plan, including new policy support for electric vehicles (EVs). The Prime Minister
UK Warning Highlights Energy Storage Importance To Renewables
The United Kingdom, which has recently set a record for wind power meeting its demand, issued a security of supply alert earlier this week as wind power output was low due to calm weather. This event highlights the need of
Inclusion of solar PV in Green Homes Grant’s local authority allocation welcomed
The solar sector has welcomed the including of solar PV with the Green Homes Grant’s local authority allocation. As part of the government’s £2 billion Green Homes Grant, £500 million of funding will be allocated to local authorities for helping
Construction industry is the energy transition’s ‘forgotten sector’ – but battery storage can help
Shaun Montgomery is Business Development Manager at xelectrix Power, a maker of high voltage energy storage systems for on-grid and off-grid applications. We are living in a time that Climate Change has officially become a global issue that has found
The UK’s biggest balancing act
The nation’s electricity system operator said it wanted more energy storage facilities and to procure new stability products following a big power outage last year. Some 12 months on, the country’s biggest battery storage company has rolled up its sleeves
The Feed In Tariff is Dead, Long Live the Smart Export Guarantee!
It was sad news when the government killed the Feed-In Tariff, the guaranteed payments that solar home owners received for generating and exporting solar energy. There were a lot of complaints when the scheme ended on 1 April 2019, especially
This election isn’t about the next four years. It’s about the next four millennia
Time is running out to act on global heating. Electing Donald Trump the first time cost us dearly; a second term would be catastrophic All American elections determine the character of the country for the next four years. And they
What happens to old EV batteries?
EV batteries are gaining a new lease on life once they're no longer needed on the road, which is good news for the environment BloombergNEF (BNEF) has released data that forecasts the global mountain of used batteries will amount to