Deep freeze paralyzes Texas and knocks out its power grid – sending cost of oil surging to over $60 a barrel for first time in a year and leaving 5 million shivering at home without power or sleeping in their cars as Storm Uri leaves its mark The cold bast caused by winter storm Uri … Read more
Rita Ora commanded attention on Thursday evening as she shared a racy new promotional image to celebrate the imminent release of her new EP, shortly after returning to Instagram. The singer, currently in quarantine after flying to Australia for The Voice, unveiled the striking cover art for forthcoming track Bang with followers on the social … Read more
Jaime King looks super stylish in grid pattern sweater and skinny pants as she runs errands in Beverly Hills By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 04:44 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 04:44 GMT, 4 February 2021 She’s in the midst of a divorce from her husband Kyle Newman with whom she shares two children. … Read more
The National Grid says it is confident that it is ‘suitably robust to cope with the forecast uptake in electric vehicles’ from 2030 – the new date that new petrol and diesel passenger cars and vans will be banned from sale. The Prime Minister has tonight confirmed an accelerated deadline for when car makers must … Read more
Blow for UK’s power supply: National Grid warns lack of wind could plunge Britain into darkness By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 October 2020 Britain’s electricity could be in short supply over the next few days because of a lack of wind. Electricity … Read more
National Grid boss warns Britain risks power blackouts due to a decaying electricity network as he asks Ofgem for right to raise customers’ bills Sheffield is at heightened risk of blackouts, as it is served by just two power lines Should one fail, the city could only rely on the other to provide all of … Read more
Renewable biogas from COW MANURE is injected into the UK Grid for the first time to power homes and help decarbonise the gas network BioCow is a company that specialises in turning agricultural waste into energy The latest development saw the company produce biomethane for the grid They produced enough to meet the gas annual … Read more
Britain’s National Grid has started constructing its ‘Viking Link’ – an interconnector system that will allow the exchange of electricity between Denmark and the UK. The undersea cable will stretch 475 miles between Lincolnshire in England and South Jutland in Denmark, allowing clean energy to be shared between the nations. The 1.4 gigawatt high-voltage electricity interconnector will … Read more
The US could run its electric grid on 100% renewable energy by 2045 without any increase in cost, according to new study A report from UC Berkeley shows the US energy grid could be fully renewable As wind and solar prices fall, transitioning won’t add any cost to consumers Transitioning could add 530,000 jobs a … Read more
Britain’s record for being coal-free is set to reach two months as of midnight tonight. According to the National Grid, the last time a coal-powered generator was online was at midnight on Thursday April 9. Since then, with warm temperatures and surges in energy production from renewable sources, not a single watt of energy has … Read more