News about Joseph Evans

Shell, BP, Equinor, Exxon Mobil, and Chevron, five of the world's biggest oil companies, have reported quarterly profits of more than £35 billion in recent days. Shell's results were a record for the first quarter and £1.4 billion more than analysts expected, with shares up 0.9% or 20p to 2345.5 percent.

The energy company revealed plans to curb oil and gas production by just 25% between 2019 and 2030, well below its previous target of a 40% reduction. The step, which sparked outrage among climate activists, came as BP revealed earnings of £23 billion for 2022, the highest in the company's 114-year history.

South Australians are being given the opportunity to use their electric cars to power their homes or sell electricity back to the grid out of a shortage battery storage. Only three brands of electric cars are suitable for the trial, though it does insist that those taking part cough up at least $10,000 for the special socket. Many who want to save on power bills, or even make a buck, are facing a potentially large outlay to do so, according to a veteran automotive reporter.

With the support of his electric Nissan Leaf vehicle, a South Australian winery owner (left) has turned his vineyard into a wholly run on solar power. Joseph Evans, the owner of Ballycroft Vineyard (top right) in the Barossa Valley, participated in a vehicle-to-grid energy trial (bottom right) that has put more money back in his pocket for more than a year.