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EV chargers to see 29% year-on-year growth to 2030
The electric vehicle (EV) charger market is set to see a 29% year-on-year increase in sales through to 2030. This is according to energy market research consultancy Delta-EE, which expects the increase to happen despite COVID-19 dampening sales of new cars, predicting...
‘Landmark’ council owned storage site in Somerset energised
The largest council-owned energy storage site in the UK has been energised and is now operational . South Somerset District Council’s 25MW storage site near Taunton is now providing grid balancing services to National Grid. The c.£9.8 million project was originally...
Clear skies ahead as future stays bright for solar adopters
The good news for people who have adopted solar power continues, as new stories show that the renewable energy source could: >> power the UK’s post-pandemic recovery >> permanently replace fossil fuels in a new era of clean energy >> drive...
Solar PV costs fall 82% over the last decade, says IRENA
Solar photovoltaics (PV) has seen the sharpest cost decline of any electricity technology over the last decade. A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) found that between 2010-2019, the cost of solar PV globally dropped by 82%. Across the...
‘Landmark’ plans for UK’s first lithium-ion Gigaplant unveiled
The UK could see its first full cycle battery cell GigaPlant built after AMTE Power and Britishvolt today committed to exploring its development. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate collaborating on building the GigaPlant, which...
‘B-Snug’: Shell and PassivSystems launch smart home heating system
System designed to manage and monitor use of air source heat pumps in combination with householders' existing boiler aims to slash emissions Oil giant Shell and UK tech firm PassivSystems have teamed up to launch a new smart hybrid home heating system, which is...
Government reveals plans to accelerate low carbon heating rollout
Proposals to replace RHI include Clean Heat Grants of up to £4,000 for homes and business for heat pumps and other technologies The government has today unveiled a wide ranging package of proposals aimed at accelerating the much-needed decarbonisation of the UK's...
Government plots 2,500 rapid EV chargers across England by 2030
Plan unveiled for 2,500 high-powered electric car charge points across motorways and A-roads by 2030, rising to 6,000 by 2035 The government has unveiled its vision for a major rollout of high-powered, rapid-chargers for electric vehicles over the next 15 years,...
A breakthrough approaches for solar power
One of the few parts of the UK economy to have a good April was solar power. The Met Office says it has probably been the sunniest April on record and the solar power industry reported its highest ever production of electricity (9.68GW) in the UK at 12:30 on Monday 20...