Electric Vehicles Could Kill The Convenience Store
Repost: CarScoops
Will the UK seize opportunities for green energy in 2018?
(REPOST: Clean Energy News) The independent, statutory body has advised that the UK government’s multi-billion pound strategy to energise industrial growth with a low-carbon energy drive is still falling short of the UK’s legally-binding climate change targets.
Government funding to help electric vehicles power homes and businesses
(REPOST:)The Government has announced £30 million funding for new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies to help unlock the potential for electric vehicles (EVs) to deliver electricity back to the smart grid, to light homes and power businesses.
BP throws down low carbon investment gauntlet with US$500 million annual pledge
(REPOST: Clean Energy News) The oil and gas giant yesterday reported its 2017 financial performance, highlighting what group chief executive Bob Dudley said was “one of the strongest years in BP’s recent history”.
Electric cars are back on the fast track
(REPOST: ABB)For car enthusiasts who eagerly await the latest performance figures from the automotive press, the number 2.27 was a revelation. That was the number of seconds it took to complete the quickest zero-to-60) mph sprint ever clocked by Motor Trend magazine. That burst of rocket-launch acceleration early last year was not a tire-melting blast
Renewables groups demand action over FiT as two-year anniversary looms
(REPOST: Solar Power Portal)Ten member organisations in the UK, including leading renewables groups like the Solar Trade Association, RenewableUK and Regen, have written to the government urging it to address the issue of the small-scale feed-in tariff and its future.
Nissan backing big brand and supply chain know-how to crack UK solar
(REPOST: Solar Power Portal)Last month the car manufacturer announced the launch of Nissan Energy Solar, adding small-scale solar PV to its suite of energy products.
Oil firms charging up for electric vehicles
(REPOST: Petroleum Economist)Two of the main European players have taken their first steps into the market and can be expected to beef up their offerings in future, as can petrol station operators around the world, as EVs rapidly gain market share from California to Guangdong.
UK and Germany lead the pack in European renewables progress
(REPOST: Clean Energy News)