Energy
Power Sources
National Grid – serial incompetents (or maybe just dishonest)
Fake soliciitation letters, Meters that overcharge, Executive expense scams…time for shareholders to step in...
Off-gridders flee ‘solar Katrina’
One Florida family has bought an old chicken coop in West Virginia as an off-grid bolt hole fearing solar storms that could do twenty times more damage than h...
Solar Panel Insurance
Insuring solar panels – comparison of different insurers and the risks they cover...
BG & E – you can kiss my gasstove
Baltimore woman goes off-grid after her power bill doubles...
National Grid slumps in US
National Grid CEO Steve Holliday is apparently trying to save his own job by firing and reshuffling those around him....
Gratzel solar cells
Gratzel solar cell imitates Nature’s way of converting sunlight to energy and is slowly making its debut in a variety of products...
Solar cell efficiency set to double
High solar PV project costs, high cell/module production costs and increasing land acquisition costs are key factors slowing solar cell manufacturer’s res...
UK suppliers of off-grid heating oil and gas suspected of price fixing
WHY DID COST SOAR BY 70% IN COLD SNAP, ASKS MINISTER...
King Country power users “held to ransom” by line company
Consumers are charged a monthly rate based on the highest three hours of usage over a year....
Managing surplus power from wind turbines
Irish farm system being developed as a generic solution for anyone with a wind turbine and more power than they can use...
Half of China’s wind power is off the grid
20GW produced by wind farms or single turbines generating power that is only available in the local area...