nPower announces 5.3% price rise
The UK energy supplier is the fifth big six provider to hike prices in 2018.
Renewable Energy Storage Takes Off in Europe
Just weeks after the 12th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES2018) concluded in Düsseldorf, Germany, newly announced figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) confirmed that battery storage technologies coupled with rapidly expanding renewables are blunting new fossil fuel investments.
Number of EVs on the road more than doubles in three years
THE number of electric vehicles on Britain’s roads has leapt 128 per cent since 2015, according to automotive data experts cap hpi.The study compared April 2018 to April 2015 and found there are 21,019 more electric vehicles.Overall, the numbers are still small with only 37,483 electric vehicles on the road today.
Wind power giant Ørsted to charge up first major battery project
One of the UK’s largest wind farm developers is preparing to charge up its first major battery storage project to help stabilise Britain’s power grid as more turbines begin to spin.Denmark’s Ørsted, formerly known as Dong Energy, is nearing completion of the world’s largest wind farm and from next month will become one of Britain’s
Electric Vehicles Begin To Bite Into Oil Demand
Projections have suggested that the advent of electric vehicles will have a dramatic impact on oil demand and now its starting to show.
Local authorities now ‘leading the way’ in UK solar
Ongoing frustration with national solar policy has allowed local authorities and regional government to take the lead in UK solar deployment, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has said in a new report.The report, dubbed ‘Leading Lights: How local authorities are making solar and energy storage work today’, compiles more than 20 examples where local authorities
Used Electric Car Values Rose 41% In UK During Quarter 1, 2018
Average used plug-in electric vehicle resale prices rose by 41% in the UK during the first quarter of the year, the online used car service Autorola has reported.This compares to an overall used car resale price rise of 5.3% during the first quarter. In other words, the resale values of used plug-in electric vehicles in
Banning hybrid cars is a good start, but we must do more if we’re serious about cutting emissions
Leaked reports yesterday appeared to suggest that the government is considering including some hybrid cars in a sale ban to be enforced by 2040, much to the misguided anger of Prius owners and the auto industry.In fact this suggestion doesn’t go far enough, and to clear our air, meet our international responsibilities and seize the
Diesel sales crash in Europe, petrol and electrified cars are on the rise
The diesel scare plummets low-CO2 cars’ sales
No more diesel sales in Europe says Nissan
Now it is on Nissan to discontinue diesel engines in its line-up in Europe.