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,…
EDF Announce Delay to planned Nuclear Plant Hinkley Point
We hate to say we told you so, but we have heard form EDF that Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation has been delayed and will not start generating power by 2023 as previously planned. The plan…
How do solar panels work?
In this blog, I wanted to take a little look at how PV or photovoltaics are made and some of the things you should consider when buying them. Do you know what solar panels are made from and how they…
Impact of orientation, pitch and shading on solar PV
I’m sure most people are aware that solar PV productivity is affected by a few key environmental factors. The most obvious one and the one that has the biggest impact is exposure to sunlight. Panels that have the biggest exposure…
Is the residential solar PV feed in tariff about to stop?
Is the solar PV feed-in tariff about to be cut? After last weeks announcement regarding the end of the Green Deal, we had a very interesting chat today with one of our solar installers who has some great contacts in…
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…
Why now is the best time to install solar panels
Solar PV is already hugely popular here in the UK with over 600,000 households benefiting from solar panels installed on their roofs. You might think that solar PV is made for ‘Greenies’ who dream of living off grid, but actually…
How big a wind turbine do I need?
Wind turbines can be a great way of generating your own energy in rural areas. We think they offer a great complement to traditional forms of energy and other renewables like solar. The thing is, it is really tricky to…
Why do wind turbines have 3 blades?
If you are the curious type, it may have occurred to you over the years to wonder why most wind turbines have 3 blades. It seems a bit of an odd number – why not 2 or 4, or even…