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Low winds and falling temperatures have caused power prices to spike this evening (26 November), as National Grid ESO warns of tight margins. Speaking to Current±, Nord Pool explained that wind looked set to stay below 2GW throughout the day, well below the average. This follows on from an average of around 5GW of wind […]

UK government looking at harvesting solar power in space

UK government looking at harvesting solar power in space

The UK government has announced that it has commissioned research into space-based solar power (SBSP) systems. Sparking this surprising announcement it sees potential for an unlimited constant zero carbon power source using very large solar power satellites and a...