‘Game changing’ electric car chargers return power to grid
(REPOST: SkyNews)Electric car chargers that are able to return power back to the grid network are being trialled by Newcastle University.
Oil Prices Surge As Renewables Grow Cheaper
(REPOST: IOWA Public Television)
Central London’s largest lamp post electric vehicle charging network almost complete
(REPOST: Clean Energy News) The Council is installing 57 lamp post charging points in total across the borough, allowing motorists to plug their electric vehicle directly into chargers installed in Council lamp posts.
How much longer can government ignore its advice on solar?
(REPOST: Solar Power Portal)We’ve all been there. Ignored warnings about traffic and found yourself staring at tail lights for hours on end? A backseat passenger uttering ‘I told you so’ is not going to help the situation. Ploughed ahead with a flatpack furniture build-out when it was clear you were missing a piece? ‘I told
Government announces Nissan-led £9.8m vehicle-to-grid project
(REPOST: Car Dealer Magazine)Richard Harrington, minister of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, announced the funding for the large-scale V2G demonstrator project.
BEIS’ ministerial merry-go-round must grind to a stop
(REPOST: Solar Power Portal)And so, as the country continues to wait for the formation of a government and a Queen’s speech, signs of life start to emerge in Whitehall. The Westminster wheels are beginning to turn once more and Theresa May’s reshuffle is gathering pace.
BP to install charging points for electric cars at UK petrol stations
(REPOST: The Guardian)BP will add rapid charging points for electric cars at its UK petrol stations within the next two months, in the latest sign of an oil giant adapting to the dramatic growth of battery-powered cars.
Feed in Tariffs to end in 2019 – what’s next?
(REPOST: Brighton Energy Cooperative)The UK Treasury quietly released a document late last year which signalled the end of the UK’s popular renewable energy scheme, the Feed in Tariff (FIT). Late in November the Treasury announced: “there will be no new low-carbon electricity levies until 2025,” meaning that when current FIT legislation ends (in 14 months’
Boost for UK’s electric car sector with new projects from BP and Nissan
(REPOST: The Telegraph)
Energy Storage Markets Forecast To Double With Falling Prices And Favorable Policies
(REPOST: Forbes)Energy Storage Markets Forecast To Double With Falling Prices And Favorable Policies.