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Solar for Schools

Solar for Schools (SFS) is a UK-wide programme offering partly or fully funded solar panel projects, with all or most costs covered on a school’s behalf. It is open to schools of all governance types, geographic locations and student numbers across the UK. They work with schools who want to own and not own their own solar pv systems: so …

National Grid Cannot Distribute Green Electricity

The Guardian claims that according to research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance there are about 200 gigawatts worth of electricity projects waiting for a grid connection, although many are applications from projects that have not yet been implemented. And why are they waiting? Because the UK electricity network, the National Grid, has been designed to take relatively few inputs from …

Large French Car Parks Require Solar Panels

In November 2022 the French Senate approved legislation introduced by President Emmanuel Macro that requires all car parks with space for 80 vehicles or more to be covered by solar panels. The panels must be installed by 2027 at the latest, but some have already been installed such as those shown above in Clermont-Ferrand. The French government believes the panels …

Siemens dynamic truck charging

Siemens dynamic charging infrastructure combines the efficiency of electrified railroads with the flexibility of trucks into an innovative freight traffic solution that is efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly. Even under ambitious scenarios to shift goods transport to electrified rail, road freight is expected to grow in absolute terms and remain the biggest source of CO2 from freight. We all depend …

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