Solar PV panels planning permission: A comprehensive guide for commercial properties
This guide provides a detailed overview of solar PV planning permission requirements, focusing on commercial and industrial contexts, to help property owners and energy managers navigate the process effectively. For businesses considering solar installations, understanding the regulatory landscape is
Worth More Than The Money: Co-Benefits Of Solar Power Get Real
Solar energy is the least expensive source of electricity in history and has been for the last six years according to the International Energy Agency. New technologies like black silicon are pushing solar costs even lower. Thus, with no
Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
Renewable energy - considered crucial to limiting climate change - produced a record amount of electricity in Great Britain in 2025, BBC analysis shows. Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity, according to the provisional figures from
Homeowner shares his biggest regrets two years after installing rooftop solar: ‘Hindsight is 20/20’
Going solar comes with plenty of benefits, but one homeowner took to Reddit to share their biggest regret. In a post shared on r/solar, the original poster talked about how their decision made them wish they had installed extra
Brit homes could soon pay nothing for power as Labour set to ‘spend £13bn on solar panels for 30mn homes’
MILLIONS of Brits could become energy bill-free as the government lays out plans to invest in solar panels. Households will soon be eligible for grants to install green energy resources in an attempt to create new “zero bill” homes.
UK Solar: 2025 milestones and the outlook for 2026
In 2025, the UK government moved fast on legislation and reform to support the country’s renewable energy efforts. “With the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan acting as the impetus,” Shraiya Thapa, clean energy senior knowledge lead at law firm
How Do I Set Time-of-Use Tariff Charging through Solis Cloud?
With a Solis battery or hybrid inverter we can set it to charge up the house batteries on a cheap power tariff, usually overnight, and then use that cheap electricity to power the house during the day. Setting TOU
2025 is the UK’s sunniest year ever – with record levels for solar power
There were long spells earlier this year when every time morning rolled around, it was another day of sun. The UK has in fact been getting sunnier since the 1980s, but scientists can't yet say why. The UK has
Fox ESS Tops Residential Energy Storage Market Across Europe and Beyond
Fox ESS, a global leader in renewable energy solutions, has been ranked the number one provider of residential energy storage systems in Europe, the UK, and Poland in H1 2025, based on MWh shipments in S&P Global Energy Residential











