Renewable generation overtook coal for the first time across the EU in 2017, according to a report by climate policy group Sandbag. The found that the increase in renewables comes from wind, solar and biomass generation, as Europe’s hydro potential is…

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SSE produced around 25% more renewable energy in the nine months to 31 December 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, mainly due to wetter and windier conditions. The company said weather had driven the majority of this increase,…

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Moixa has signed a partnership with Itochu Corporation to market Moixa’s GridShare platform in Japan, The agreement enables Moixa to launch its GridShare battery management platform into the rapidly growing Japanese battery market. The companies forecast that the number of…

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Scientists at the Satellite Applications Catapult are leading a new study, funded by Innovate UK, to see if it is possible to detect a lithium ‘fingerprint’ from space by imaging vegetation and minerals on the ground using satellites. The data…

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The Faraday Institution has announced up to £42 million in new government funding available to four UK-based consortia to conduct research aimed at overcoming battery challenges to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) ownership. Business Minister Richard Harrington said, “With 200,000 electric…

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The Scottish government has announced a new £60m fund to help large scale projects that support Scotland’s Energy Strategy, which was published in December 2017. Projects which deliver low carbon heating solutions, integrated energy systems, and ultra-low emission vehicle charging infrastructure…

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Electricity from renewables will soon be consistently cheaper than from most fossil fuels, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). Its latest report, Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2017,  said: “Already today, and increasingly in the future, many renewable power generation projects…

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It will cost the same to self-generate and store power as it will to buy from an energy provider by 2022 in Europe, Ernst and Young have said in a new report. The firm also predicted that electric vehicles would…

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Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has committed to providing further investment to kick-start the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and is calling on the UK government to give the project the green light. Jones has sent a letter to prime minister Theresa…

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The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) is to launch an inquiry into cyber security with a focus on the UK’s critical infrastructure. In January 2017, the previous Committee launched an inquiry called Cyber Security: UK National Security…

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