January 18th to January 24th brings us a National Awareness Week that is the Big Energy Saving Week - this is the week that we are encouraged to revisit our energy suppliers. Remember that switching your energy provider can potentially save you a lot of money and it is well worth going to some
If you order before 18th Dec 2020 we shall hold our prices We have been watching the Felixstowe import problems with some disquiet. Read more.... Like many businesses we are in talks with our supply chain to understand the impact of the transition and the bottom line is that it is likely to cause
It was sad news when the government killed the Feed-In Tariff, the guaranteed payments that solar home owners received for generating and exporting solar energy. There were a lot of complaints when the scheme ended on 1 April 2019, especially when there was nothing to replace it but promises of a new scheme. Fast forward
MCS has updated its solar PV Standard as it celebrates the “encouraging levels” of new installations. The certification scheme said that installations were up 5% in July and August 2020 compared with the year before, with MCS CEO Ian Rippin saying that the figures “paint a really positive picture” following hurdles such as the closure
A switch to an electric car and rooftop solar by ex-oil engineer Larry Narraway has zero emissions and zero downside, he says. In an interview with Tasmanian reporter Rose Grant, on behalf of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) and sustainability magazine Renew’s Sustainable House Day, Larry describes how he is re-evaluating his carbon impact,
An important thing to consider when getting solar panels installed on your roof is the possibility of having trouble from birds and other pests. Birds in particular can be keen to roost under and between solar panels because of the shelter they provide - the result can be significant amounts of bird mess around the
Renewable generation hit a new record in 2019, generating 37.1% of the UK's electricity throughout the year. This was up from 33.1% in 2018, and reflected a 6.5% increase in renewable generation capacity, which rose to 47.2GW according to new figures released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) today. Over
Domestic solar PV installations more than doubled in June, jumping 185% on average compared to May. This is according to statistics from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). It also found that renewable energy installations in general saw a spike of 167% compared to the previous month. In fact, installation numbers reached those seen before
The UK's renewable generation has seen the largest ever year-on-year increase, jumping by 30% in Q1 2020. Following on from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) publishing its quarterly report, the department has now given in depth figures specifically for renewables. It found that renewable generation climbed by 9.4TWh from 31.5TWh
The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has adopted a report supporting a pan-European solar rooftop programme. The solar programme forms part of a wider report on energy efficiency that has now been adopted by the Committee, although the European Parliament must now vote on the report. This vote is scheduled for