“We have seen an absolutely astonishing rise of solar installations in Britain and also globally. That’s because the cost of solar has plummeted. It has become so cheap that some solar panels are now cheaper than roof tiles or fence panels.” Me in ipaper https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/uks-solar-revolution-mapped-3500-projects-pipeline-3585370?srsltid=AfmBOooLyG6p_DpyUizbcnE-0yIuvjqm0vUU9OuwlwmJxicFC87bNYs5
Posts Tagged Renewable energy
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/energy-management-systems-key-to-helping-residential-customers-navigate-increasingly-complex-energy-markets/
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/14/unlimited-energy-storage-in-europe/ Most studies of European 100% renewable energy overlook pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES), for the following, incorrect, reasons: there are few PHES sites; more dams on rivers are required; large areas of land are flooded; large amounts of water are required; there is a heavy environmental cost; and the capital cost of PHES is high. […]
Eventually, and sooner than we think, the effects of our fossil fuel driven society will make themselves felt in ways that we can scarcely imagine. Our palatial homes will become uninhabitable and worthless. Economies will collapse. Nations will fail. And we will be left to wonder how we never saw this coming. Research like this […]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250227-the-vermont-farmers-using-urine-to-grow-their-crops
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/24/britain-net-zero-economy-booming-cbi-green-sector-jobs-energy-security
https://theconversation.com/a-house-battery-you-can-drive-around-how-a-handful-of-australians-are-selling-power-from-their-cars-back-to-the-grid-249696
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/feb/13/a-house-battery-you-can-drive-around-how-some-australians-are-selling-power-from-their-cars-back-to-the-grid
https://electrek.co/2025/02/04/solar-streetlights-can-withstand-category-5-hurricanes/ Assembling something like this in Ghana would be straight forward