Microgeneration of electricity is nothing new - the world’s first coal fired power station generating electricity for public use was on the site of our own neighbours in London at 57 Holborn Viaduct, ...

British buildings equipped with solar, wind and other micro power equipment could generate as much electricity in a year as five nuclear power stations, a government-backed industry report showed ...

In this article we explore the topic of microgeneration in Germany, an area which is well advanced but undergoing constant change. Despite - and because of – the extensive interconnected networks for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Across the north-west, a radical idea is taking hold: for people to own the means of energy production. The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over the past few years it has become fashionable to embrace the concept of microgeneration, that is, ...

Energy saving technologies are still in their infancy and may not provide all the answers needed to build zero carbon homes. The warning comes in a new analysis of the microgeneration technology ...