UK: EVs will not alter peak demand hugely if smart charging in place, says National Grid
A presentation by the National Grid, owner and operator of Britain’s transmission grid, at last week’s UK Solar and Storage show in Birmingham shed light on the potential impact of a widespread EV roll-out to the country’s electricity demand.
UK’s new Faraday Institution to invest £65m in energy storage research
As part of the government’s £246 million drive to augment its battery and energy storage knowledge and network, the new Faraday Institution will deliver steady funding to some of the country’s leading universities to support their storage research.
Interview: Anesco talks about its subsidy-free solar plans for the UK
British renewable energy developer Anesco this week commissioned the U.K.’s first large-scale, subsidy-free solar farm. pv magazine talks to Anesco Executive Chairman Steve Shine to learn more about the project, and the company’s future plans.
easyJet eyes battery-powered short haul flights within decade
The U.K.-based low-cost airline believes it could operate electric flights under two hours in duration within the decade, having partnered with U.S. firm Wright Electric to develop a battery-propelled aircraft.
Dyson aiming to hoover up EV market with new battery-powered car
The British engineering firm will invest £2bn in the development of a new electric car that Sir James Dyson has labelled ‘radical’. News prompts U.K. Renewable Energy Association to urge government to develop national EV charging strategy.
KAUST researchers develop single crystal perovskites
A team of researchers from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Oxford University has developed a process which uses the effects of surface tension to grow highly pure perovskite crystals at centimeter scale.
Record-setting summer for UK solar, but challenges ahead finds National Grid
The U.K.’s National Grid has published data showing that summer 2017 achieved a new landmark for clean energy, with the electricity powering the nation’s homes and businesses the “greenest ever”.
Anesco formally opens UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm, complete with storage
The 10 MW Clayhill solar farm and storage facility, developed by British renewable energy developer Anesco, was officially opened by the U.K. government’s climate change minister Claire Perry.
Scotland’s emission cut goals deemed insufficient by Climate experts
After a positive two years for renewables in Scotland, experts have deemed announced projects of the Scottish renewables energy committee as unviable and unambitious.
Cambridge scientists say perovskite-based PV cells can achieve maximum 30% efficiency
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Italy’s Politecnico di Milano have set a time limit for ultrafast perovskite solar cells and have quantified the speeds at which future solar cells would have to operate in order to increase efficiency.
