Residential Energy Storage: The Other Shoe
There are a number of reasons to expect residential storage will continue to break records in 2018.
Energy Storage Wars: The Next Big Thing In The Power Sector
In order to combat the devastating effects of climate change and ensure a clean future for coming generations, massive investments and research are being undertaken in renewable energy solutions. Arguably, numerous advances have been made in solar and wind power – but these systems have a major drawback: they are most effectively used when the
The Transition Trinity: Electric Car, Solar and Home Battery
The Global Energy Transition often seems to be about big infrastructure projects, like offshore windfarms and grid battery storage. However, what’s happening at the home level is arguably more important, in terms of the impact on the individual and on the future requirements for national grids.
Should We Be Scared Of The Fossil-Free Future World?
A world where energy is clean, cost effective and reliable for everyone is now within sight
Solar and Energy Storage Combine for One Power Energy Solution
Solar energy and energy storage are rapidly being adopted by homeowners and Fortune 100 utilities alike. The speed of this adoption is unheard of for any type of electric energy technology.
Falling battery prices would see wind and solar generation hit 50% globally by 2050
Wind and solar could provide half of the world’s energy generation by 2050 on the back of continually declining technology costs, particularly in battery energy storage, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).The 150-page New Energy Outlook (NEO) 2018 report predicts that the future of the global electricity system will be
The Convergence of Solar, Battery and the Internet of Things
If you are wondering what the new energy revolution really holds, then this is a great overview from the Australian ABCTV television channel.
Cryptocurrencies could increase capacity for renewable energy
According to a recent report, Bitcoin mining could account for as much as 0.5 percent of global electricity demand by the end of 2018. “Mining” is the process by which a global network of computers verify Bitcoin transactions, and running all of those computers uses a lot of energy. As electricity demand for mining Bitcoin
UK solar deployment halved in 2017 following government’s ‘solar exit’
The UK’s solar installs across 2017 were less than half that of the previous year according to SolarPower Europe’s latest report, which has dubbed the UK “the only rainy” European country in terms of growth to 2022.The Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2018-2021 found that the UK committed to a ‘solar exit’ in 2016
EDF Energy pays out £350,000 over smart meter delay
EDF Energy has agreed to pay out £350,000 to a consumer fund to avoid enforcement action by Ofgem after the supplier failed to meet its smart meter targets in 2017.The Big Six firm missed its annual installations for 2017 by less than a month, hitting its target for last year in January 2018.