There are three primary benefits of energy storage: Access to lower priced electricity Retention of surplus self generated electricity Emergency power supply However, this can look many different ways. At a recent presentation*, we had an interesting view of the main applications of battery storage that may help explain some of the questions. In this
[Repost] 8 February 2016 is a date reviled by the UK’s domestic solar industry. On that day a revised version of the small-scale feed-in tariff came into effect. It’s a date that will be firmly etched into UK renewables folklore, one that flipped an entire industry on its head and one, ultimately, that UK solar
Repost from February: Currently there appear to be no plans to keep the solar feed-in-tariff going after it ends in April next year.
(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.
(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”.
(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.
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(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.
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(REPOST: PV-Tech)Solar companies will have to find a strategic sweet spot in which to operate as big oil majors return to the sector, a panel of operators has concluded.