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Zeekr 7X Awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating - CleanTechnica Zeekr 7X has been awarded the maximum 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating The all-electric midsize SUV scored 91% for Adult Occupant Protection and 90% for Child Occupant Protection, demonstrating Zeekr’s ...

Zeekr 7X Awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating

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Europe-Wide EV Survey Finds Growing Interest in E-mobility & Acceptance of Chinese Brands - CleanTechnica A survey of more than 8,000 people across Europe shows that interest in EVs is steadily increasing, with almost three in every five respondents saying they are likely to own one by 2030: up from just ...

Europe-Wide EV Survey Finds Growing Interest in E-mobility & Acceptance of Chinese Brands

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Putting renters at the heart of the Warm Homes Plan Everyone understands the importance of a warm, healthy home that is affordable to heat - but how we get there is a source of heated debate.

She highlights key actions needed:

👉 Reform EPCs and MEES with clearer, outcome-based metrics
👉 Support landlords with one-stop retrofit shops
👉 Tailor financial tools to landlords’ unique challenges
👉 Use better data for compliance and enforcement

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How can we embed real stakeholder engagement in Europe’s energy future? Find out at "Power of Participation" with RGI, @ec.europa.eu, & @eu-acer.bsky.social

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Electric Cars Are So Fast That A Ferrari Can't Catch A Kia Now The Kia EV6 GT is slightly heavier and less powerful than the Ferrari Purosangue, but it's the quicker-accelerating car of the two.

Ferrari's got some work to do if it wants to keep up with (checks notes) a family SUV from Kia.

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“Electrical efficiency is the main factor” – Shunsuke Shigemoto on the new Nissan Leaf - electrive.com With the third-generation Leaf, Nissan is ushering in a new era of electric mobility. More range, more efficiency, more space – and for the first time,

With the third-generation Leaf, Nissan is ushering in a new era of electric mobility. More range, more efficiency, more space – and for the first time, vehicle-to-grid functionality. 🔌💡
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Brett, please keep us updated on any reductions in PNNLs Building Science efforts.
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I’ve just got approval for a 14.4kW system on my Suffolk house, consisting of 28 off 515W panels and 2 off 6 kW inverters. Hardware cost at trade of the above is just £2,500. Add labour and overheads to that (the house is fully scaffolded atm anyway for exterior decoration). Unbelievable.

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Have a browse through our case studies and get inspired to make the leap to renewables.

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Let people get it done themselves! Councils don't like paying for things like this, they do however like fining people, and British people love reporting their neighbours to the council. People will install the most perfect gullies for fear of the wrath of Brenda at number 27 getting a £500 fine.

How did you get your sleep back?

In South Africa they steal the entire mini-sub with a crane truck. Else they know enough to steal just the neutral cable.

A closer look at vertical agrivoltaics <b>pv magazine</b> visited a 1.9 MW agrivoltaic plant in Austria where pumpkins and soy are cultivated beneath vertically mounted PV structures supplied by Next2Sun.

Agrivoltaics - the future of farming.
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Is this the 5 minute argument?

YouTube video by unmusedtails Argument - Monty Python

No it's not
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#LocalInertia is a thing 🙂

Inertia location and slow network modes determine disturbance propagation in large-scale power grids Conventional generators in power grids are steadily substituted with new renewable sources of electric power. The latter are connected to the grid via inverters and as such have little, if any rotatio...

"Inertia location and slow network modes determine disturbance propagation in large-scale power grids"
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And the best metric is hourly matching - ie. 24/7 Carbon-free Energy

" There was a time
A storm that blew so pure "
( This is NOT America )

Totally agree—we should aim for 50, but the early re-panelling risk is real. Some of the C&I installs in the 2022–2024 gold rush were rushed, under-specced, or poorly mounted. But the upside? Next-gen panels are dirt cheap, smarter, and tougher. Swaps will be upgrades, not setbacks.

Absolutely. PV won’t just sit on buildings—it will be the building. BIPV is the future: roofs, façades, windows, walls. And let’s not forget the great untapped solar goldmine—carport rooftops. Wasted space just begging to power the grid.

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Yep, agree. Future C&I modules will need to become a quality building material. #BIPV
PV will be the roof, and in higher latitudes the wall, the fenestration, and even the fence🙂

Agree. We should shoot for 50, but I fear low cost of more efficient modules combined with early failures will see re-pannelling of key sites.
Mad rush to carpet every C&I roof has meant low quality installations

50 years ? Perhaps less 🤫

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