When we imagine electric vehicles, most of us naturally think of them as energy consumers. But some electric cars don’t just absorb energy. They’re also able to share surplus power by feeding it back into the grid thanks to smart home energy management systems.

Asphalt jungles, cosmopolitan webs or urban beehives? It’s hard to choose which natural metaphor best fits many of today’s cities. But as E.ON’s rollout of the innovative ectogrid^TM technology shows, there’s still much inspiration we can take from the animal kingdom in terms of powering our cities a little more smartly.

Everybody needs good neighbours. Especially if you're dependent on them for your electricity. Could community and neighbourhood systems and tariffs drive the adoption and conversation of green energy?

We've all looked enviously at the Hollywood elite with their roster of personal assistants buzzing around in the background, organising every facet of their personal and professional lives. Wouldn't it be amazing to have somebody dedicated solely to making your life easier too?

When it comes to energy, few sources are as reliable as our own bodies. Since the beginning of times, we’ve huddled and cuddled not only for comfort and safety but often simply to keep warm. And yet, besides using our breath to thaw our cold hands in winter, there don’t seem to be that many obvious applications out there which use excess body warmth.