Keeping Your Home Battery Charged in the Winter
How to protect a home battery from the effects of the cold.
Storm readiness: Shifting from generators to energy storage systems
Fossil fuel-powered generators are strapped with emission concerns, maintenance needs, and potential personal risk, whereas a battery-based energy storage system is safe, efficient and has a very low operating cost. We are living in an era of extreme weather, and there is no end in sight. In July 2023 alone, there were devastating wildfires in
Small-scale UK solar installations on course to break all-time record in 2023
The UK has installed more solar power systems in 2023 than in all of 2022, according to data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), which accredits PV, wind and micro-CHP installations up to 50kW. Trade body Solar Energy UK (SEUK) said the data showed a new annual record for 2023 with 138,336 solar PV installations since
Planning Permission for Solar Panels
When solar panels fall under Permitted Development, and when you need to apply for planning permission.
Solar and battery storage prices have dropped almost 90% in 10 years
The cost of solar power has fallen by 87%, and battery storage by 85% in the past decade, according to a new study – here’s why. Berlin-based scientific think tank Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) has released a new study in the journal Energy Research & Social Science in which the researchers compared
Will Rishi Sunak delaying the electric car and gas boiler switch affect me?
Delaying the ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles by 10 years is likely to have less of an impact than scrapping plans to make rental homes more energy efficient by laws, which would have saved on tenants' energy bills, experts tell Sky News. The cost of living crisis has seen Rishi Sunak go
I Have A New Solar/Battery System – What Issues Should I Be Aware Of?
The behaviour of solar and battery systems is complex, and not always obvious.
Octopus Energy improves services for EV customers with smart tariffs and home chargers
Octopus Energy has announced a number of initiatives to support EV drivers, including a new 15p per kWh export tariff, and a community energy EV charging partnership with Co Charger. Octopus EV is partnering with Co Charger to “unlock the potential of community charging”, by making it easier for people with private home chargers to
UK installed solar capacity sees highest increase since 2017
According to the latest national statistics the UK has a total installed solar capacity of 15.5GW from July 2023. This is an increase of 6.8% (977MW) since July 2022, demonstrating the highest annual increase since August 2017, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). According to the national statistics there were
How battery energy storage can power us to net zero
The use of battery energy storage in power systems is increasing. But while approximately 192GW of solar and 75GW of wind were installed globally in 2022, only 16GW/35GWh (gigawatt hours) of new storage systems were deployed. To meet our Net Zero ambitions of 2050, annual additions of grid-scale battery energy storage globally must rise