Below are some great articles and interesting news from around the interwebs, to complement CleanTechnica‘s obsessive coverage. Enjoy. Highlight Article Almost Everything You Know About Climate Change Solutions Is Outdated, Part 1 Almost everything you know about climate change solutions is outdated, for several reasons. First, climate science and climate politics … [continued]
By Dan Taylor, Managing Director of Camborne Energy Storage Ltd The UK electrical energy storage market is not yet as advanced as global leaders such as the US, China, Japan, South Korea, and Germany. However, as with these other countries, the UK is primarily looking to lithium-ion battery technology to be the forerunner … [continued]
Originally published on Dave Toke’s green energy blog. By Dr. Dave Toke Take a large number of scientists who have grown up with the firm belief that nuclear power is the future of energy, face them with the fact that nuclear power is proving to be undeliverable in anything like … [continued]
This article jumps into 3 things: 1) my experience using (& loving) carsharing 10–12 years ago, 2) a new study out of London on the benefits of carsharing (or “car clubs” as they call them there), 3) a short pitch to help me and another dude here in Poland launch electric carsharing … [continued]
Independent renewable generators are seen as “indispensable” according to a new report, supplying 7.6% of UK power demand. Energy Entrepreneurs Report 2016, published by SmartestEnergy, the UK’s leading purchaser of independent generation, concludes that “Energy entrepreneurs are leading the transformation to a low-carbon future.” In addition to supplying 7.6% of UK power … [continued]
British energy storage start-up Powervault has launched its new range of home energy storage, which is equipped to help save consumers billions of pounds in energy bills. Headquartered in London, Powervault bills itself as manufacturing the country’s “first fully-integrated solar energy storage system for the home.” The start-up, which started … [continued]
Global solar installations are expected to reach 66.7 GW in 2016, thanks to strong growth in China, the US, Japan, and India, according to Mercom. According to Mercom Capital Group’s new Solar Market Update, China, the United States, Japan, and India will make up the top four solar markets in the … [continued]
IKEA has unveiled Solar Shops, its new-look home solar offering, in three of its major UK stores this week. Announced on Monday, IKEA UK unveiled Solar Shops, its in-store offering to sell residential solar installations, “as part of the company’s mission to help people live more sustainably and affordably in … [continued]
UK-based green energy company Ecotricity has announced it has acquired SunEdison’s UK residential solar rooftop business. Ecotricity, a leading green energy company in the UK, announced that it had acquired SunEdison’s residential solar business on the same day that SunEdison has announced it filed for bankruptcy in the US. SunEdison … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Rumors were going around last year that the well-known UK-based company Dyson was in the process of developing an electric car. According to documents recently released by the UK government, it appears that those rumors were true. The company is apparently developing its first consumer … [continued]
