One of the biggest myths about renewable energy is that it isn’t reliable. Sure, the sun sets every night and winds calm down, putting solar panels and turbines to sleep. But when those renewables are humming, they’re providing the grid with electricity and charging banks of batteries, which then supply power at night.
Regen, the net-zero focussed not-for-profit organisation, has written to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, to emphasise the significance of locally-driven energy projects in delivering clean power for the UK by 2030.