Adding additional solar panels to an existing system
With the proposed reduction to the solar feed-in tariff, we are getting a huge amount of interest from people looking to install their new solar panels before the 1st January (the date that the proposed cuts would take place). We…
Will killing the feed-in tariff kill solar?
With the news that the Government are all but withdrawing the feed-in tariff, many think that the end of solar PV could soon be upon us. The feed-in tariff was introduced in 2010 to help drive uptake of solar panels…
Nick on Radio 4 today speaking about LED and Solar
Solar PV financial scams targeting the retired
You may be one of the half a million or so Brits that has a solar PV system installed on your home and you are hopefully enjoying lots of free electricity. In many cases, when solar PV is correctly installed,…
The proposed reduction to the solar PV feed-in tariff in Jan 2016
The Feed-in tariff scheme (FITs) was introduced in April 2010 by the UK government to promote the deployment of small-scale renewable and low carbon electricity generation technologies as part of their obligation to meet the Renewable Energy Directive. The scheme…
Why did the Green Deal fail?
The Green Deal was the Governments flagship energy saving program here in the UK. It ran for a couple of years and despite being simple in principle – the energy savings produced from installing a measure are used to cover the…
The Green Deal is finished
UPDATE: Please note if you have GDHIF vouchers already, they are unaffected. You have until the expiry date on the voucher to get the work done and claim your funding. Amber Rudd, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary announced today…
GDHIF and RHI to end?
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has been a huge success, with millions being allocated to home solid wall insulation across the UK in the last year. There have been 3 rounds of funding so far, with each batch…
Should I invest in renewable heating or renewable electricity production?
The average energy bill in the UK is now about £1350, this is despite the fact that underlying oil prices have tanked – the energy companies don’t feel the need to pass on these savings to consumers. As time goes…
What are solar tiles?
Orders are set to begin in April for Tesla’s latest offering: solar roof tiles. This is likely to boost interest in the technology and bring it to a wider commercial audience. What are solar roof tiles? Designed to match your…