As the world moves toward cleaner power in the face of climate change, there’s a need for ways to park energy until it’s needed. Wood Mackenzie’s latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report found that the first-quarter 2021 energy storage performance was up more than 250% over the same quarter a year ago. Energy storage is
Just four solar PV systems have been installed under the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant, the only segment both still running and that PV is eligible for. New statistics released today by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy reveal that of the 1,180 installations of green technology up to the
Solar panels require some upfront expenditure. But they also carry a huge range of benefits for you and the planet, including decades of energy savings! Are Solar Panels Worth It? Renewable energy is the future! Now, more than ever, the UK has a great relationship with renewable energy. We’re the world’s biggest generator of
Solar battery storage (commonly referred to as solar+storage) is a booming industry. When pairing solar panels with battery storage, homeowners can store excess electricity produced by their solar panels in order to expand their options for how they use their solar energy—and how they can profit from it. Solar battery storage allows them to rely
Charging your electric car with solar panels is a great way to save money in the long run. We explain why... As electric cars don’t produce any emissions from an engine or exhaust like a regular car, they’re often referred to as 'zero emissions'. It’s undeniably one of the most compelling selling points of an
Last year, renewable capacity additions were up by 45% globally to almost 280GW, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This was the highest year-on-year increase since 1999, but the agency has said these high additions are the “new normal” in 2021 and 2022. Over the next two years, renewables are expected to account for
Boris Johnson is hoping to claim global leadership on the climate issue by committing Britain to an accelerated programme of emissions cuts. Is this achievable – and affordable? What has the government announced? Last month, in the run-up to Joe Biden’s Earth Day climate summit, Boris Johnson announced a new legally binding pledge committing the
How a home battery system gets charged up from solar and the grid.
The past decade has seen solar energy leading the way towards a future of affordable clean energy for all. Now, with a little more innovation and a lot more deployment, batteries, whether in electric vehicles or as stationary energy storage systems (ESS), will enable the rise of PV go into its next, even bigger growth
The UK has now set in law the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation of a 78% emissions reduction by 2035. As part of the sixth Carbon Budget – set to run from 2033 to 2037 – therefore, the UK will aim to reach the nearly 80% reduction on 1990 levels. This is 15 years earlier than