Renewable electricity will be the only source resilient to the biggest global energy shock in 70 years triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the world’s energy watchdog. The International Energy Agency said the outbreak of Covid-19 would wipe out demand...
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Solar helps smash GB coal-free record
Great Britain has smashed its coal-free generation record, coming just under a year since the record was previously set. The record – which National Grid ESO confirmed was broken at 6:10am this morning (28 April) - was made possible by a combination of high levels of...
Cleaner air and sunny skies drive all-time UK solar power record
Significant decline in air pollution and cool, sunny weather sees UK solar generate all-time high of 9.69GW on Monday Cool, sunny weather and low air pollution levels spurred by the coronavirus lockdown have helped drive a new all-time solar power record in the UK,...
Smog-Free Skies Allow Germany to Break Record for Solar Power
Germany’s solar panels produced record amounts of electricity, exacerbating market forces that were already hammering the profitability of the country’s remaining coal plants. Gin-clear skies over central Europe helped photovoltaic plants produce 32,227 megawatts on...
Powerless in a pandemic: Solar energy prescribed for off-grid healthcare
As Sierra Leone emerged from an Ebola epidemic in 2015, it was clear that health facilities lacking a reliable energy supply had been a big obstacle to treating patients. But putting solar panels on the roof of every clinic wasn’t the right answer either as often such...
Boris Johnson promises to ‘build back greener’, but can he deliver?
Boris Johnson has promised a ‘New Deal’ to deliver jobs, skills and infrastructure, but environmental campaigners have criticised the plans for being out of touch with the voices of the nation. In a speech delivered yesterday (June 30), the Prime Minister committed...
Fries with that? McDonald’s to roll out EV chargers at drive-through restaurants
Fast-food chain teams up with InstaVolt to install rapid electric vehicle chargers at UK Drive Thru restaurants McDonald's customers will soon be able to power up their electric cars while waiting for their Big Mac and fries, with the fast-food chain teaming up with...