What is the Tesla Powerwall and should you get one?
The Tesla Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to store energy for home use. It is a product of Tesla Energy, a branch of Tesla Inc. that focuses on manufacturing solar energy products. Our friends at EWI Pro have…
Tesla Powerwall Working in Combination with Solar PV
With a 90% efficiency rate, the Tesla Powerwall is a leading technology being used in homes to save energy by working in sync with solar PV systems. Solar PV is a renewable energy source for many homes across the world,…
Why aren’t we generating energy from the Severn?
In this new age of renewables and increasing emphasis on green energy, it seems completely mad to a lot of people that one of the UK’s most powerful resources is going untapped. As an island nation, surely we should be…
How will the oil crisis affect my fuel bills?
It’s no secret that the world is in a very vulnerable state at the moment. Coronvirus and the spread of Covid-19 has seen stocks crash, businesses collapse, and whole industries in a state of panic. The price of oil has…
What Are Gravity Batteries?
In today’s changing energy landscape and increasing use of renewable energy, it’s becoming more and more important for us to find ways of storing energy for later use. The problem with renewable energy like wind and solar, is that at…
Power Cuts And Blackouts In The UK: Behind The Headlines
Power cuts and blackouts can be caused by a lot of different things. We’re really not used to them in UK – we like our power reliable and our lights firmly, you know, lit. We’re writing this a few days…
A Guide to UK Renewable Energy
The Green Room: What happens when you put two energy experts in a room and ask them how the UK makes its renewable energy? In our latest episode we dig deep into the numbers and recent trends, and take…
Where Does UK Renewable Energy Come From?
Last year around a third UK energy was generated by renewable energy sources. It’s a huge achievement and the percentage of renewable is only growing. We all want more renewable energy and less reliance on fossil fuels, but how does…
Can The Loch Ness Monster Power Scotland?
An enormous 2.4 gigawatt-hour pumped storage hydroelectric project has been proposed for construction at Loch Ness, with the potential to double the capacity of Scotland’s renewable energy output. What is pumped storage hydroelectric power? Pumped storage hydroelectric power is a…
Tesla’s mega-battery is complete!
There is no stopping Elon Musk. The man on a mission to reinvent how we use electricity has had yet more success, with the announcement that his team have developed the largest battery in the world. What started as a…