Making electricity from footsteps: is Pavegen the future for renewable energy?
On Wednesday I watched Pavegen’s Apple-style online live stream launch of their new product. It’s a London company which makes smart flooring that harnesses kinetic energy from footsteps. The company offers customisable surfaces to be used in high-volume public spaces, such…
Is making electricity from cheese the future?
Lake District Creamery, which makes cheddar, is putting its tonnes of waste to a good use: turning it into electricity with an on-site anaerobic digestion plant. This plant in rural Cumbria could pave the way for a revolution in renewable…
Would leaving the EU affect environmental policies in the UK?
It is claimed by many that the EU has been one of the main drivers behind environmental improvement in the UK. This IEEP review lists key environmental achievements of the EU, including a fall in greenhouse gas emissions and a big rise…
Rise in UK renewable energy generation
Despite the Conservative government repeatedly slashing support for renewable energies, the UK’s annual carbon dioxide emissions fell by 4% in 2015. The main reason for this is a huge decrease in coal power generation. What was the biggest reason for…
Powerflow Sundial – a Solar PV Battery Storage System
Powerflow Sundial is an innovative UK based solar photovoltaic (PV) battery storage manufacturer that has launched their product in the market for 2016. Why is it of any significance? The market for solar PV systems and other self-generation systems has been…
EcoBuild 2016
We visited EcoBuild 2016 this morning and the one thing that really stuck out was how small this the event had become. Last year it filled two sides of the Excel centre in London, but this year it was just…
What is the future for UK nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy in the UK is fast approaching crisis point, with plans for a new £18billion power plant significantly delayed. Why do we need new nuclear energy plants? There is a danger of energy blackouts without a succession plan for…
How to avoid cowboy tradesmen
Many of the energy saving solutions we talk about on TheGreenAge involve doing some sort of work to your property or business – while some of these are easy DIY solutions, some require the help of a professional tradesman. A…
The Changes to the FIT Explained – 2016
For many years the government has incentivised households and business to adopt renewable energy technologies via the Feed-in Tariff. The FIT is basically a payment made to the owner of solar PV systems (and other electricity producing renewable technologies) for…
Solar PV Feed in Tariff to be Cut by 63% in Early 2016
Today the Government finally revealed its plan for the solar feed-in tariff. The sad news is that it is a substantial cut from the 8th February 2016. The current feed-in tariff is set at 12.47p This means that for every…