May 3, 2017 | Battery Storage, Domestic RHI, Domestic Solar, Electric Vehicle
A “revolution” in the pace of energy productivity and decarbonisation across buildings, transport and industry will be needed as part of a strategy to halve global emissions by 2040 in line with the Paris climate change agreement. This is according to the Energy...
May 3, 2017 | Battery Storage, F.I.T, Government Funding
A consumer protection scheme for domestic renewables has revealed that it received at least one complaint a week during 2016 related to battery storage, half of which concerned mis-selling practices. Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC), which this week extended its...
Mar 26, 2017 | Battery Storage, F.I.T
New Powerwall 2 – 13.2kwh Powerwall 1 – 6.5kwh installed out side Tesla has moved the goal posts with their latest Powerwall 2 13.2kwh Li-ion battery pack with built in inverter. It can be fitted to homes/small businesses with existing solar panels or...
Nov 12, 2015 | Battery Storage, Domestic Solar
Energy storage could have saved Britain from some of the economic and environmental impact of National Grid’s shortfall in energy capacity during Wednesday’s evening peak, according to one industry expert. Owing to factors including the unexpected shutdown of power...
Nov 1, 2015 | Battery Storage, Commercial Solar, Domestic Solar, Government Funding
The UK government could deliver cheaper electricity bills to households and businesses by pursuing a decentralised energy strategy with solar and storage at its centre, a new report has claimed. ‘The Decentralised Energy Transition’ report has been co-authored by...
Oct 31, 2015 | Battery Storage, Domestic Solar
One research firm has welcomed predictions from a think tank that Germany’s electricity network could cope with the addition of “huge amounts” of solar-plus-storage and even benefit, but also agreed that policy changes will most likely be required to enable that...