Northern Powergrid recently reported on a two year trial of homes using battery storage and solar panels. The trial found that: Peak electricity demand from the grid could be reduced by between 29-65% depending on the battery storage control strategy usedPeak solar export to the grid could be reduced by 20-38% The trial demonstrates that adding domestic battery … [Read more...]
Baxi Pushing For Hydrogen Ready Boilers By 2025
The Hydrogen Taskforce, a group of ten organisations including BP, Shell and Baxi are pushing for greater use of hydrogen to deliver on the UK's 2050 zero carbon commitment. Their report "The Role of Hydrogen in Delivering Net Zero", launched on 2 March 2020 contained a number of policy initiatives including: Requiring all new gas boilers sold to be hydrogen ready from 2025 … [Read more...]
Pilot Project To Add 20% Hydrogen To Gas Network Now Live
The first pilot project in the UK, to add 20% hydrogen to the natural gas network has now gone live at an existing private gas network at Keele University. See: UK’S FIRST GRID-INJECTED HYDROGEN PILOT GETS UNDERWAY AT KEELE (2-Jan-2020). The project, HyDeploy, produces hydrogen by the electrolysis of water. When powered by renewable electricity sources, the electrolyser … [Read more...]
Are solar panels worth it in 2019? How about solar with battery storage?
The idea of using solar panels to generate electricity to power your home is an appealing one for many of us. Helping to save the planet from climate change whilst also reducing sometimes eye-watering energy bills must be good, right? And whilst we’re about it, why not add some battery storage to avoid having to export electricity to the grid? Will I Get a Payback on an … [Read more...]
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) Available From January 2020 For Solar PV Panels
BEIS (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) have now responded to consultation feedback on the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). SEG is a replacement for the FIT scheme for new solar pv installations as well as for other small scale renewable generation. The new SEG scheme, to be managed by the large energy suppliers, will be operational from January 2020. It … [Read more...]