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2016 Articles
Half of Britain’s electricity was generated from low-carbon sources for the first time over the summer
December 23, 2016
New, smaller companies like this Californian marque will make a name for themselves in the electric age
December 20, 2016
General Motors launch the Chevrolet Bolt
December 15, 2016
The EEF report on the untapped money that UK manufacturers could be saving from energy efficiency
December 15, 2016
This picture shows the future petrol pump replacement
December 12, 2016
Some interesting research produced in the US has revealed the scale of uptake of solar by big corporates
December 6, 2016
A new 800MW scheme in Dubai will generate at only $0.0299/kWh
December 6, 2016
Reports suggest Madrid, Paris, Mexico City and Athens will ban diesel cars by 2025
December 2, 2016
France may yet invoke policy which bans the sale of new diesel cars in the country
November 30, 2016
Ford, BMW, Daimler Benz and VW are collaborating to speed up the production of electric vehicles
November 29, 2016
Ikea stores in Norway are having banks of superfast chargers installed for customer use
November 29, 2016
The UK now finds itself exporting electricity to France
November 29, 2016
The mayor of London is demanding £2.5m in compensation from VW
November 21, 2016
Bentley are really embracing solar technology
November 18, 2016
The Jaguar I-Pace Concept is being launched in Los Angeles this week
November 15, 2016
Jaguar Land Rover is the latest car manufacturer to wake up to the threat that Tesla poses to their market
November 14, 2016
We're very impressed with this solar powered passenger boat
November 10, 2016
Reports claim EDF will struggle to keep the lights on in France this winter
November 9, 2016
Charges to drive diesels in cities are now inevitable
November 3, 2016
Mypower install first Solar panel on Gloucester cathedral
October 31, 2016
DONG Energy to concentrate solely on its wind generation business over its hydrocarbons business
October 27, 2016
Solar electricity generation capacity has overtaken coal fired capacity for the first time
October 26, 2016
EDF ordered to shut down five more of their nuclear reactors in France
October 20, 2016
Fitch has suddenly realised that EVs and battery technology poses a threat to oil investments
October 18, 2016
Plans have been made for all new and refurbished homes in Europe to have electric car charging points
October 11, 2016
We like this new all electric Indian motorcycle
October 6, 2016
Coal fired electricity is in its death throes
October 4, 2016
Records for wind energy are being broken on a monthly basis
October 3, 2016
Another new record low price for solar electricity has been set in the UAE
September 26, 2016
Mypower awarded prestigious ground-breaking contract to install solar at Gloucester Cathedral
September 23, 2016
Apple is in talks to either buy, or make a significant investment in McLaren
September 22, 2016
Tesla wins contract for largest lithium-ion battery storage in the world
September 19, 2016
Batteries could all but end any hope of Hinkley
September 12, 2016
Cancel Hinkley, Because It Ain't Worth It - Guido Fawkes
September 6, 2016
Electric vehicle owners could soon make money from selling electricity back to the grid
September 5, 2016
Renewables would produce our electricity demand quicker and more cheaply than Hinkley C
August 31, 2016
There is growing suspicion that Renault have been cheating in emissions tests
August 23, 2016
There is now a growing consensus that Hinkley C must not proceed
August 22, 2016
Confirmation from the government that solar will be cheaper than nuclear
August 15, 2016
The advent of electricity storage going commercially mainstream is getting closer
August 11, 2016
Nissan claims that the UK will have more EV charging points than filling stations by 2020
August 4, 2016
Jaguar Land Rover are talking with Ford and BMW about a Li-on battery joint venture
July 25, 2016
A 1970s street car has broken the world speed record for a road-legal electric vehicle
July 21, 2016
Solar generated more electricity than coal in May
July 13, 2016
There is potential for Brexit to finally scupper Hinkley C
July 8, 2016
London will be the first city to cash in on the new consensus on the toxic nature of diesel engines
July 6, 2016
One of Mypower's customers is getting sub 5 pence electricity with solar
July 1, 2016
Aston Martin are not letting the leave vote affect plans for a new factory
June 24, 2016
Research suggests that pollution from diesel engines is greater at cooler temperatures
June 22, 2016
Daimler Benz announce new programme of floorplan architecture for its next generation of all electric cars
June 16, 2016
Stanley in County Durham has become the first town to offer in-home batteries and solar panels for free
June 14, 2016
Diesel car owners are facing tax increases
June 8, 2016
The EDF unions are opposing Hinkley C
May 27, 2016
A Chinese company has purchased the largest cobalt mine in The Congo
May 26, 2016
The government are stopping subsidises on diesel powered electricity generators
May 24, 2016
Portugal ran on renewable energy alone for four days in the first week of May
May 23, 2016
Google and GM are securing long term, low cost electricity by buying it from renewable generators
May 16, 2016
Japan now has more EV charging points than petrol stations
May 10, 2016
Independent renewable generators produced almost 8% of the UK’s electricity last year
May 9, 2016
Germany is planning a huge subsidy programme to push consumers to electric cars
May 6, 2016
Two energy giants Peabody and SunEdison have entered chapter 11 bankruptcy
April 22, 2016
Scrapping Hinkley C for renewables would save the UK tens of billions
April 20, 2016
Mitsubishi is the latest to have been caught fiddling fuel economy figures
April 20, 2016
REC are switching all output in Singapore to TwinPeak solar panels
April 19, 2016
Financial Times strike a more reflective tone regarding Tesla's Model 3 launch
April 11, 2016
National Grid is facing supply and demand challenges
April 11, 2016
There has been a sharp rise in EVs and hybrids in London
April 11, 2016
Oil majors need to diversify and invest in alternative energy
April 6, 2016
Amber Rudd claims a Brexit would lead to higher energy costs
March 24, 2016
Dyson could be planning on entering the electric car market
March 24, 2016
Dyson are investing £1bn in battery development
March 21, 2016
Hinkley C makes The Times front page
March 10, 2016
The Kennington Oval's gas holder has been given protected status
March 3, 2016
Winter power cuts are a probability not a possibility
February 29, 2016
Three more power stations are set to close this March
February 25, 2016
Aston Martin has signed a deal to build its first electric car
February 22, 2016
The FT like us are not fans of Hinkley C
February 19, 2016
IKEA have stopped selling PV panels in its UK stores
February 19, 2016
With billions being poured into EV development it is inevitable electric vehicles will soon be the norm
February 18, 2016
The UK solar industry has reached the 10 GW mark
February 18, 2016
Pakistan has the world's first parliament powered entirely by solar
February 17, 2016
Work has started on a floating solar PV project on a London reservoir
February 16, 2016
EDF's financial struggle is increasing Hinkley C's woes
January 27, 2016
Big UK businesses should be doing something about energy supply themselves
January 26, 2016
Oil producing Gulf states are curbing domestic consumption of fossil fuels
January 20, 2016
Morgan are going to be developing fully electric models in addition to the EV3 unveiled last year
January 20, 2016
Solar PV advances are happening all the time
January 19, 2016
FT's Nick Butler on how energy storage is going to transform the way we generate and consume electricity
January 13, 2016
UK coal and gas generation fell to 50% from 75% only five years ago
January 7, 2016
Dairy farmers look to the future with renewable energy
January 6, 2016
Volkswagen are attempting to make consumers forget about their recent conduct
January 6, 2016
Household bills to fall 7% by 2020
January 5, 2016
Government energy policy once found enlightenment but has since lost it
January 5, 2016
India has everything in place to use solar and electric cars
January 4, 2016