We Are In The Era Of Big Batteries
We are living in an era of big batteries, and they are getting bigger. Isn’t there a song about this: I like big batteries and cannot lie. You other utilities can’t deny, that when lightning takes out the power with
Half of young people want green jobs finds survey on Earth Overshoot Day
Half of young people what jobs that protect the planet, according to a new survey conducted to coincide with Earth Overshoot Day. Of the 1,000 people aged 18 to 34, 45% consider sustainable sectors to offer a more secure career
Environment Agency ‘puts climate change first’ but just 1.8% of vehicles fully electric
THE Government agency tasked with improving Britain's environment has admitted running a fleet of nearly 3,000 diesel cars and vans. The Environment Agency - which claims to put the climate emergency "at the heart of everything we do" - has
Climate change: ‘Unprecedented’ ice loss as Greenland breaks record
Scientists say the loss of ice in Greenland lurched forward again last year, breaking the previous record by 15%. A new analysis says that the scale of the melt was "unprecedented" in records dating back to 1948. High pressure systems
Energy storage systems market to expand by over 6% per annum
The global energy storage systems market size surpassed $340 billion in 2018 and is set to achieve over 6% CAGR up to 2025, according to a report released by Global Market Insights. Increasing demand for continuous electricity supply along with
California doomed to frequent blackout risk by battery shortage
As the threat of blackouts continues to plague California, officials are pointing to battery storage as a key to preventing future power shortfalls. But the Golden State is going to need a lot more batteries to weather the next
The climate crisis has already arrived. Just look to California’s abnormal wildfires
In the last decade, amid drought and searing heat, California has entered the ‘era of megafires’ and has become the ‘examplar for climate change extreme events today’ There’s an idea that when the climate crisis begins, we will know it.
World’s richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam
Charity says world’s fast-shrinking carbon budget should be used to improve lot of poorest The wealthiest 1% of the world’s population were responsible for the emission of more than twice as much carbon dioxide as the poorer half of
California’s energy emergency: ‘The answer is to build out more solar-charged batteries’
“Solar-charged batteries” can help solve California’s energy shortage, with energy storage already playing a small but active role in mitigating the struggle to meet peak energy demand, according to the leadership of two trade associations based in the US state.