Energy Crisis in the UK It has been just 4 months since I wrote my first ‘who turned all the lights off’ article. In it, I explained about our impending energy crisis, but if you missed it, the headline figures are as follows: As of this morning (26th March 2013), our electricity demand is currently […]

Shading, ambient temperature and dirt on the panels are just some of the factors that can impact the amount of electricity your solar PV produces.

New Tidal Energy Projects In late February, I came across the news that a £70m tidal project in Anglesey has been given the final go-ahead. I think this is fantastic news, since it is one of the few large-scale tidal projects that has actually received funding (I am still hopeful in time the Severn Estuary […]

UK Onshore Wind Turbines In this weeks blog we are going to look at the advantages of onshore wind turbines. In the UK, wind energy plays a significant role in our energy mix, providing enough electricity to power 4.5m homes in total. Onshore wind has an installed capacity of 5,619MW, roughly twice that of offshore […]

1. Fairer prices & more power to consumers OFGEM, which is the regulator for gas and electricity, is set to get sweeping powers to protect consumers from unfair increases in energy prices. It will be able to impose stricter fines and force energy companies to pay compensation to customers if they are ruled to have been […]

Our Current Energy Picture In September 2012, the UK Energy regulatory body, OFGEM, speculated that the UK might suffer from blackouts as soon as 2015 – but why? The UK recently signed up to the Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD), which is an EU directive introduced to cut the amount of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen […]

Update 8th November 2012: Since this article was written Mr Obama has won a second term as President of the United States. You can see our thoughts on what impact this may have over the next 4 years at the bottom of the post. The first all-nighter I ever pulled was to watch the 2000 Presidential Election […]

An Easy to Understand Guide to the Green Deal This week sees the launch of the Government’s flagship Green Deal initiative. Some have described it as being an overly complex initiative that’s doomed to failure, but in this article we hope to demystify it. We aim to show you that it really isn’t that tough […]

I heard some really good news this week that David Cameron has asked for a re-examination of the Severn Barrage business case. This ambitious construction proposal was killed off as a project back in 2010 due to the environmental concerns and soaring costs, but it now appears that it is back on the radar. First […]

What is the Solar Power Tipping Point? The solar power tipping-point is coming. In fact, in some countries with particularly high energy costs and lots of sun (like Hawaii), it has already been reached. The tipping point, also known as grid parity or the golden goal, is the moment when solar produces power at the […]