11th May 2020 | Commercial Energy
The UK’s pledge to reach Net Zero Carbon before 2050 has been primarily planned around decarbonising the electricity supply, leading on to the electrification of heat and transport, eg through domestic heat pumps and electric cars, trucks and trains. A big challenge for the latter part of this approach is the fact that the additional…Read more
10th May 2020 | Commercial Energy
Electricity consumers may or may not have notices the April 29 announcement by the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) that the record, at more than 18 days, had been broken for the longest period since the Victorian era when no coal was burnt in Great Britain, and that they were hopeful this new record…Read more
8th May 2020 | Commercial Energy
Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare green investments to kickstart growth, advocates spy a golden chance to drag the niche energy into the mainstream of a post-pandemic world. Green hydrogen was pushed to the fore last week when Fatih Birol, head of the International…Read more
5th May 2020 | Commercial Energy
The coronavirus pandemic has seen an unprecedented slump in demand for fossil fuels, but not renewable energy. The fall in demand for energy due to coronavirus will dwarf the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and result in a record annual decline in carbon emissions of almost 8 per cent. That’s according to the International…Read more
4th May 2020 | Commercial Energy
Tesla has applied for a licence to generate electricity in the UK, although the exact nature and specific intended purpose of the application is currently unknown. While the US firm is predominantly known for its range of electric vehicles, it also has operations in battery energy storage as well as solar panel and solar roof…Read more