Featured in The next phase – 10-2012

Changing energy habits

Smart grids in the UK: Electricity distributors, with the support of government funding, are piloting various energy storage applications as the UK sets out to reduce carbon emissions significantly in the coming years.

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pv magazine

28 Sep 2012

The impact of increased renewable energy generation is making itself felt, more acutely in some markets than others. Germany, for example, must now encourage self-consumption from PV panel owners if it is to continue increasing the amount of grid-connected PV capacity. While the U.K. is far behind Germany in terms of installed renewables capacity, the …

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