Which is the better investment – solar PV or solar thermal?
Solar power has become an affordable, cost-effective way to produce your own energy, and there are two obvious options for your home. One is solar PV, where the sun’s energy is turned into electricity. The other is solar thermal, where…
Are solar panels still a good investment in 2015?
In case you didn’t know, if you were thinking of installing a solar PV system, the government feed in tariff has just reduced! The feed-in tariff is a payment you receive for generating energy from solar PV. Once you install…
Are Ikea Solar Panels a Good Idea?
The cost of solar has come down dramatically in the last few years, to the point where solar PV is a viable option for many households. The market for domestic size systems is highly competitive and as a result you…
Solar feed in tariff is to decrease in April
If you are familiar with some of the content on TheGreenAge, you will know that the feed in tariff is a government backed payment made to properties for producing their own electricity. If you have a renewable electricity generating system installed…
Do solar panels increase house value?
You might be thinking about buying a house with solar PV already installed, or you might have solar PV on your roof and you are looking to sell your property. In the article below we look at whether solar PV…
Storing electricity produced from your solar panels
Solar PV has never been as attractive as it is now. Prices are at an all time low, the feed-in tariff is making the payback excellent and the cost of mains electricity is still going up. Whilst solar generation technology…
How effective is solar in winter?
Solar power can be a great addition to a home – it certainly saves you money in the long run and will help cut your bills. We all know that solar power uses the suns energy however, and during the…
Solar PV and Green Deal Finance
UPDATE: As of 30 March 2016, the government has stopped funding and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is closed to new applications. You can read about it here. I sat down with Bernard Hughes last week, the Communications Director from the…
Solar PVT – Hybrid Solar Thermal / PV panels
Want to produce both hot water and electricity from the sun? You might want to consider installing Solar Photovoltaic-Thermal, or PV-T for short. PV-T is a hybrid solar panel combining the functionality of solar thermal collectors and solar PV in…
Should I get micro inverters for my solar PV system?
What are Solar PV Inverters? Solar PV panels produce electricity from sunlight, and with over 500,000 systems now installed on people’s roofs in the UK, they have never been more popular. The average solar PV system in the UK is…