Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions in the first eight months of 2020. Combined, they accounted for…...

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund and flexible energy specialist Flexitricity have announced that the UK’s largest battery is now live. Edinburgh based Flexitricity is optimising the Gresham House c.50MW / 75MWh battery, located in Thurcroft, South Yorkshire, generating revenue for the site while helping National Grid ESO balance supply and…

As a new infographic from Block-Builders.net shows, there have recently been many signs of progress in the field of hydrogen technology. For example, the price of green hydrogen has fallen by 50% since 2015. Forecasts indicate that it will fall by a further 30% by 2025. There are also signs of…

Magnetic materials are key to producing electric vehicles. Many of the electric vehicles on the market use kilograms of magnetic materials to drive their electric motors. In fact, over 80% of electric cars sold globally utilized permanent magnet-based motors in 2019. These magnets are typically made with rare-earth materials such…...

Electricity generators across the South East and East of England are being urged to claim thousands of pounds in grants to help boost local energy output – before the next funding window closes on 10 November. Funding is on offer to electricity generators that were connected before February 2018 to…

RES has agreed 10-year extensions to five UK asset management contracts with Aviva Investors. Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has agreed to extend its partnership with RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, for five wind farms across the UK, all of which are…

Operators of renewable energy schemes are at risk of significant financial losses due to being underinsured, warned an insurance specialist. In recent years, the renewable energy sector has grown at an exponential rate, thanks largely to technological advancements, governmental incentives and increased affordability. With PM Boris Johnson recently announcing that…

The Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid (V2G) trial, a project of Western Power Distribution (WPD) and CrowdCharge that will demonstrate how electric vehicles (EVs) can provide V2G services, has announced Flexitricity as its first energy partner. Flexitricity aggregates lots of distributed power generators as well as sites which consume power, in order to…

The electric vehicles market across land, sea and air will be 24 million unit sales this year, which represents a decline of roughly 19% year on year from the impact of COVID-19. Urban vehicles such as electric cars and two-wheelers have the highest unit volume, battery demand and motor demand,…...

The Board is pleased to announce that the placing of New Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Company’s existing Share Issuance Programme (the “Placing”) announced on 13 October 2020 has received a strong level of support from investors and has been significantly oversubscribed. Taking into account the strength of the Company’s near-term…