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]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The UK-based renewable electricity company Ecotricity has launched a new competition to discover the “greenest youngsters” in the UK, according to a new press release. The 4 winners of the project will be invited to present their ideas on the path to achieving a “Green Britain” … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new report commissioned by the Institute of the Motor Industry argues that the UK’s economy could be boosted by around £51 billion a year if the government was to make strategic investments into the country’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and into relevant workforce training, … [continued]
A new analysis from analyst firm EnAppSys has revealed that gas and renewables are increasing their share of electricity production in the UK. According to the latest quarterly market (PDF) report by self-proclaimed “energy experts” EnAppSys, gas-fired plants increased their share of power contribution to 35.4% of the UK’s electricity needs, followed … [continued]
New figures published by the UK Government have highlighted the record performance of the country’s renewable energy industry during 2015. According to new figures published (PDF) by the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), 2015 saw renewable energy generate a record 24.7% of the country’s electricity, an increase of … [continued]
The CFE-CGC Energy Union has said investment in the huge Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant development should be delayed by several years until some potential problems can be worked out. The £18bn project, if completed, could provide about 7% of UK’s electricity, so it’s obviously a massive project. Engineers at … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Two of the larger media companies out there currently, Sky and Bloomberg, have both pledged to go “100% renewable” as part of the RE100 initiative, according to recent statements. The exact commitments revealed by the companies are: that Sky will source 100% renewable electricity by the … [continued]
As with the renewable energy news link bomb I just published, here’s another one dedicated to electric car news: Tesla Motors Stuff Tesla Autopilot Performs Flawlessly During Motley Fool Highway Test GM Has Lobbied Against Tesla’s Direct Sales Model In At Least Five States Tesla Fights On In Utah And Connecticut Blogger Says Tesla Is Building Throwaway Cars … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As noted in this article, I recently interviewed the CEO and founder of POD Point, Erik Fairbairn. POD Point is the top supplier of EV charging equipment in the UK, so it has quite a bit of useful data on hand. Following our interview, Erik passed … [continued]
