Daily Debrief · Weekend edition

An introduction to SMETER and its applications.

Labour has approved a wave of renewable energy projects, but turning plans into power remains slow. Why is that? Labour has a race on its hands if it is to lock in its promise to achieve a virtually zero-carbon electricity system by 2030. Britain’s next prime minister will have to move fast: the climate emergency is raging, high energy bills are driving up the cost of living and the reactionary right is threatening a fossil fuel push if it wins power. Continue reading...

Demand for zero emission models grows 38 per cent year-on-year, putting manufacturers on track to meet ZEV Mandate targets

As hardware margins compress and consolidation accelerates, smart appliance brand's energy division argues that intelligent software—not just batteries—will determine who survives

Tesla’s storage business recovering after a weaker start to the year

New flexible grid service aims to strengthen network's resilience in response to increasingly intense storms

Partnership with Siemens to enable manufacture of 14 million bottles a year, helping leading brands cut emissions and meet growing demand for more sustainable packaging

We sat down with Lars Stephan, EMEA director of marketing, policy and public affairs for system integrator Fluence, to discuss energy storage, data centres and cybersecurity at Intersolar last month.

The North Sea project will replace declining production from the Vega field.

Greenvolt has signed an agreement with BYD Energy Storage for one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage system projects.

UK provisional peak of 37.7C shatters previous record by huge margin, while Germany hits all-time high of 41.7C Last week’s heatwave across western Europe shattered national June records and set new all-time highs. The UK recorded a provisional high of 37.7C at Lingwood in Norfolk on Friday 27 June, smashing the previous June record of 35.6C, set in 1976. Such a margin is exceptionally rare: temperature records are typically broken by 0.1C or 0.2C, not a remarkable 2.1C. Continue reading...

Offer from KKR and Bridgepoint subsidiary fails to win support from Ninety One, Aviva Investors and Fidelity International

Xavier Mestelan Pinon, the FIA's chief technical and safety officer, explains how the next iteration of Formula E's car allows auto makers more freedom to implement in-house clean technologies

Fast-growing energy supplier says employee share ownership means it’s not a ‘them and us’ company

Last week, CleanTechnica showed a preview of the stunning new BYD Seal 08. Looking at the pictures and specifications released at the time, it seemed like an impressive flagship sedan for BYD’s Ocean lineup. With the launch of the Seal 08 this week, we now have more details, and the ...