Winchester Sport and Leisure Park is now one of the greenest buildings in the south of England, as its solar panels are installed. Owned by Winchester City Council, the site now has more than 400 PV panels on the roof of the fitness suite and sports hall. The panels...
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National Grid projects ‘significantly higher’ levels of solar as it upgrades FES to include net zero
National Grid ESO's projections for solar have increased as it expects there to be "significantly higher levels of solar generation" than it predicted in its 2019 Future Energy Scenarios (FES). This is according to its 2020 version of the document, which outlines four...
Latest in: Solar’s ‘bright space’: Falling prices help solar weather the impact of COVID-19
COVID-19 has caused power prices in the UK to drop as factories shut down and many sectors ground to a halt. On average, power prices have been down by around 20%, leading to questions around the impact it will have on future energy investment. The solar sector has...
Global wind and solar generation smash new record, doubling since 2013
Europe generated almost 18% of its electricity by wind and solar last year, while China, India and the US were all above the global average of 8%, according to a new report Global wind and solar generation have smashed a new record in 2019. That’s according to...
Ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030 under PM’s green plan
New cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. But some hybrids would still be allowed, he confirmed. It is part of what Mr Johnson calls a "green industrial revolution" to tackle...
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...
Social Energy takes its solar plus storage offering to Australia with Duracell
UK based smart energy technology provider Social Energy has expanded into Australia with a new solar and storage offer in its first step outside its home market. The company is partnering with Duracell to offer a system that utilises its artificial intelligence...