Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:17:02 +0000
Temperatures in the UK recently soared into the high 80s, increasing demand for cooling across Britain and prompting energy company National Grid to call for a restart of a coal-fired […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:00:19 +0000
Tesla hits the UK with its strongest ever May, helping lift the plugin electric vehicle market share to 23.1%, up from 18.3% year on year. BEVs have grown well, whilst PHEVs have remained mostly flat. Overall market volume was 145,204 units, some 17% up YoY, though still below the pre-2020 norms. The Tesla Model Y […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:04:29 +0000
One of the largest double-decker electric bus orders in history just went down in the UK. Stagecoach, one of the UK’s largest coach and bus operators, has ordered 150 electric double-decker electric buses as well as 39 single-decker electric buses from Volvo Buses. This is the largest electric bus order Volvo Buses has ever received. […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:31:19 +0000
Advancements in nuclear power technology have brought several new companies into the sector, many of them working on innovative reactor designs and fuels to move the industry forward. One of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:34 +0000
KEPCO Wants to Extend Operations of Two Reactors. Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) in April asked Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for permission to extend the lifespan of Units 3
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 14:13:25 +0000
The UK will back a “digital twin” of future multi-vector energy systems, including non-electric ones, that will support the country’s efforts to meet its 2050 net-zero objectives. The UK’s effort […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 22:28:40 +0000
This is an interesting one. Electric vehicles catch fire less frequently than gas-powered vehicles. However, if they do catch fire, their battery fires are a bit different and can take a long time to put out. They can also reignite if not put out adequately. Firefighters around the world have adapted, but one way a […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 14:35:08 +0000
Conserving, sustainably using, and restoring biodiversity through investment is vital to achieving many objectives, including human health, climate-change mitigation and adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and water and food security.
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 12:26:06 +0000
The UK has a new trade organization for the EV charging sector. ChargeUK has officially been established. The organization consists of 18 of the biggest EV charging companies operating in the UK. The ChargeUK group is responsible for setting up the charge points required for the UK to transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and achieve […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:28:27 +0000
There is a lot of good news in the UK van market. Deliveries of battery-electric vans were up by 32.7% last month compared to March 2022. This was driven by an increasing choice of models, which makes switching to zero emission vehicles more compelling. 2,534 BEV vans were sold in March. The electric van market […]