World-first home hydrogen battery stores 3x the energy of a Powerwall 2
To get off the grid with home solar, you need to be able to generate energy when the Sun's out, and store it for when it's not. Normally, people do this with lithium battery systems – Tesla's Powerwall 2 is
Future Homes Standard: Heat pumps to be ‘the primary heating technology for new homes’
The government has restated its commitment to heat pumps following the most recent Future Homes Standard consultation. It investigated changes to Part L of the standard within which there were two key options, whether to target a 20% carbon emissions
Solar Energy UK welcomes Future Homes Standard’s 31% carbon reduction target
The solar sector has welcomed the UK government’s 31% home carbon emissions reduction target as part of the long-awaited Future Homes Standard update. According to Solar Energy UK, this target could lead to a five-fold increase in new homes built
Ticking along: How the SEG has fared in its first year
On 1 January 2020 – just over a year ago today - the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) went live. A brand spanking new incentive scheme, the SEG was intended to replace the feed-in tariff (FiT) but with one major difference:
2020 hailed as greenest year ever by National Grid ESO with wind, solar and coal-free records
2020 was a record-breaking year, with wind generation, solar, and coal-free records helping to make it the greenest year ever for Great Britain’s electricity network. The record for wind generation was broken on several occasions last year, with the final
Inside Clean Energy: The Energy Storage Boom Has Arrived
After years of build up, a giant battery storage project is online in Moss Landing, California, and a huge one is on the way in Florida. Just five years ago, a 20 megawatt battery storage project was considered big. Now
Companies call on government to ‘level the playing field’ by reducing VAT for energy storage
The government should reverse the VAT rise for home energy storage to help deliver up to 86,000 jobs and boost UK manufacturing. In an open letter to the government, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and a
Wind generation sets another record in banner year for the technology
A new wind generation record was set over the weekend, hitting a high of 17.278GW during a half hour period on Saturday. This allowed a combination of onshore and offshore wind to produce 43.2% of the electricity mix, however this
Belfast unveils climate plans as Manchester joins Race to Zero campaign
Belfast and Manchester have both revealed climate change plans, with the latter targeting a 2038 net zero target. Having signed a cities pledge that outlines the actions Manchester will take to meet its environmental targets in its Race to Zero,