UK Looks To Triple Solar And More Than Quadruple Offshore Wind Power

Good News Notes: “The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is set to soon unveil targets to triple solar power capacity, quadruple offshore wind installation, and double onshore wind this decade, as part of boosting energy security and becoming less reliant on foreign energy supplies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to…

New Technology for Storing Summer Heat To Use in Winter

Good News Notes: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is funding the project through the Longer Duration Energy Storage Demonstration program, part of the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP). Thermal energy storage – storing heat so it’s available when needed – has the potential to cut rocketing energy bills. It also…