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Choosing the right electricity tariff for you can be pretty confusing. There are hundreds of different tariffs available on the market, so it can be hard to find the perfect one. Price comparison websites are great, if all you are…
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Customers often ask us if they should arrange to have their solar panels cleaned. The short answer is that it is unlikely to be worth it. In the UK climate solar panels are largely self-cleaning and deterioration in PV system…
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Sales of electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in the UK rose by 27% in 2017, year on year, and the latest figures, released in April 2018, show that around 146,000 plug-in vehicles are currently driving around on our…
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In this week’s blog, our Technical Director, Dr Chris Jardine, meets philosopher and author, Roman Krznaric. Together, they discuss the importance of time horizons when thinking about sustainability. Chris Jardine: We’re delighted to see you have a new book out…
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Internal combustion engines, for all their flaws, are design classics. Why let them go to waste? In this guest blog, Steve Drummond from Electrogenic explains why you should consider converting classic cars to electric. Electrogenic converts classic cars to 100%…
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Dr Phil Grunewald from Oxford University has observed patterns in people’s behaviour and energy use for years. In this guest blog, he highlights some of the major changes in our lifestyles since the lockdown began. Have we found a better…
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We’re currently building a 2MW community energy scheme with a Welsh community energy group called Awel Amen Tawe. Their Egni Coop is working with Newport Council to install solar on their schools and other public buildings such as the velodrome. …
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Our electric vehicle infrastructure project manager, Hugh Pickerill, takes a look at future technologies for electric car charging. Introduction The Electric Vehicle industry is a constant environment of change and innovation. This is after all, an industry spanning back to…
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The switch to electric vehicles has other beneficial effects above and beyond reducing carbon dioxide emissions from personal transport. Conventional internal combustion engine vehicles also produce pollution, notable nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, that have seriously detrimental effects on local…
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Why are there so many EVs in Norway? Our resident Norwegian, Bea Cecilie Karlsen explains all. Norway is the global leader when it comes to electric vehicles. In 2018 the nation’s electric car market share was at 46 percent of…
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