With coal on its way out and decarbonisation across many parts of the US now an integral part of state level policies, could the demise of natural gas be the next step? Gas is seen by many as an interim solution in the energy transition and provides flexibility to energy networks that have adopted a
Any of the initial £2 billion promised for the Green Homes Grant that goes unspent this year will not be rolled over. This was confirmed by energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan in a parliamentary answer, with Trevelyan stating that this original funding was announced as a “short term stimulus for use in the 2020/21 financial year
The Welsh government has set out its legal commitment to achieve net zero by the middle of the century, as well as stating it will push to “get there sooner”. As part of this, there will be a “decisive shift” towards green energy, with this commitment following a report from the Climate Change Committee released
The UK is in the middle of an energy storage boom, a new report has shown, with capacity set to rise significantly in the coming years. More than 16.1GW of battery storage capacity is operating, under construction or being planned across 729 projects, according to the latest Energy Storage Project Intelligence report from trade association
Manufacturers have ordered nearly double the number of heat pumps currently on the shelves and in the warehouse in the UK to meet surging demand in 2021. According to a new survey by the Heat Pump Association (HPA) – which represents around 95% of the heat pump manufacturing market – manufacturers have placed orders for
With the UK a full month into Brexit, it has not been smooth sailing for the wholesale sector. Following the country officially leaving the European Union at 11pm on 31 December 2021, with a trade deal signed just a week before, there have been delays at ports and struggles with the availability of lorries for
Tesla reported a significant increase in energy storage deployments for the fourth quarter of 2020, more than doubling record figures from the previous quarter as battery manufacturing expansions led to greater product availability but demand still outstrips supply. The company reported record energy storage system (EES) deployments of 1,584MWh in the fourth quarter of 2020,
Renewables have overtaken fossil fuels in Europe in what is being hailed as a “landmark” moment. According to Ember and Agora Energiewende’s fifth annual report tracking Europe’s electricity transition, 2020 officially saw renewables generate 38.2% of the continent's energy mix, versus 36.97% from fossil fuels. This was a growth of about 4% compared to 2019
What's involved with using your solar to power an EV.
To get off the grid with home solar, you need to be able to generate energy when the Sun's out, and store it for when it's not. Normally, people do this with lithium battery systems – Tesla's Powerwall 2 is an example. But Australian company Lavo has built a rather spunky (if chunky) cabinet that