How free-range egg unit slashed bills with solar electricity
When June and Frank Armstrong’s power supply company quoted a figure of £150,000 to hook up their new poultry shed to the mains electricity network, it forced a rethink. The Armstrongs had been milking 130 cows at Netherhirst, near Longtown,
Blackouts expose need for expanding energy storage
The sad reality is that the blackouts rolling across California this week were both predictable and avoidable. The silver lining is that future blackouts across California are avoidable – if we invest in large-scale energy storage projects to provide on-demand
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.