As more and more homeowners look towards clean sources of energy, installing solar is a very popular option. So we thought it would be useful to film an episode all about what you need to think about before the project starts. This week our home energy expert Emilie goes through the
Octopus Energy has launched a brand new tariff for customers with solar, a battery and an electric vehicle at home. Octopus Flux will be able to save customers more than £326 a year compared to the suppliers next more appropriate tariff, it noted. “We’re delighted to launch our next generation import/export tariff, 'Octopus Flux', for
The cost of developing solar projects has increased by up to 50% as a result of the Electricity Generator Levy and inflation, Energy UK has said. Due to the newly introduced Electricity Generator Levy, current inflation levels and supply chain difficulties, costs associated with the creation of low carbon generation projects have increased by
Energy supplier Good Energy is launching a new smart export product for its Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) customers. This marks an “evolution for the business”, the company said, as the scalability of smart export offers significant potential. Customers that choose to move to a smart export will receive payment for the actual amount of electricity they export,
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), has released its latest data showing that 130,596 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems were installed in UK homes last year – a 114% rise from 2021. This figure made up the majority of the total 163,341 MCS certified installations, marking the highest annual deployment since 2015, which saw 200,000 installations. The
Oil and gas giant BP confirmed it more than doubled its annual profit in 2022 to £23 billion ($27.7 billion), up from the £10.6 billion ($12.8 billion) witnessed in 2021, owing to soaring oil and gas prices. The profits witnessed by BP across 2022 have been propelled by soaring oil and gas costs amid the
The Government is to launch a new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has today announced. This new department will be led by Grant Shapps who will become the first Secretary of State for the new Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. It is one of four new
Five energy trade associations have written a joint letter to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, calling on him to offer a more competitive capital allowance regime in the upcoming Spring Budget to incentivise investments in the UKs renewable industry. The chief executives of Scottish Renewables, RenewableUK, Solar Energy UK, Energy UK and the Nuclear
Scotland's new £900 million battery storage facilities will boost resilience during down periods, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport has said. Michael Matheson hailed Amp Energy’s plans to establish Europe’s largest green energy storage complex across three sites in Scotland, with the first in Ayrshire. “Amp Energy’s battery storage facility
Just two onshore wind turbines were installed in England last year, as the industry awaits pledged planning reforms for new projects. Overall, just ten new onshore wind projects were installed in 2022 across the UK, according to new research published by trade body Renewable UK. This boosted onshore wind generation by 318MW, powering a further