You’ve heard of walking on sunshine, but did you know that it’s possible to drive on sunshine? OK, not literally – that would be difficult, not to mention dangerous – but sunshine, or more specifically solar energy, can be used to charge an electric car. If you’ve got a set of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on your roof, you’ll
Should rural land be used to produce food or energy? It is a question that divides farmers nationwide, and is being debated on the Somerset Levels. On ancient grazing pastures steel and silicon solar panels are being installed, taking thousands of acres of farmland out of food production. Across the country, the new Energy Security
Here we replaced 2 solar panels and 700W solar inverter with 14 panels and 6000W hybrid.
Solar Power and Batteries that store solar energy can replenish the Texas power grid With temperatures climbing over 100 in much of the state, the Texas electric grid set an all-time record for energy demand Tuesday. It may very well do it again on Wednesday. Despite the heat wave, the Electric Reliability Council of
A step by step procedure for connecting a Victron inverter to the Internet.
Tanjent were delighted to install 56 panels on the roof of Ryedene Primary School's newest building.
Energy regulator Ofgem has today (23 August) revealed that the energy price cap for the October – December period will rise by 10% to £1,717 for a typical household in the UK. The rise follows a decrease in the past two price cap announcements. For Q2 2024, it was set at £1,690, before decreasing further
As cars zip down the M6 near Bedworth, Warwickshire, a large field alongside the motorway lies empty.With parched grass and dry mud as far as the eye can see, the field looks like typical farmland and has been used for growing crops in the past.But the owners of this land are embracing a new type
Solar panel installations tripled in the UK thanks to solar panel subsidies, analysis shows. It’s election year in Europe, and with it come big promises - including help for voters in greening their homes. The Labour Party’s UK victory heralds a new era for climate action with a “rooftop revolution” aiming to triple solar power
Our former environment correspondent had solar panels installed in 2010 and later added a heat pump. He’s totted up the energy generated and cash saved over the years An abiding memory of a day in August 2010, the first time I had my solar panels installed and connected to the grid, was of the builders