MCS LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON CHANGES TO RAISE QUALITY AND EMBED CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
A six-week consultation has been launched as MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) proposes to reform its scheme which sets the Standards for the installation of low-carbon installations used to produce electricity and heat from renewable sources. MCS has proposed a new, simpler
Solar Panel and Home Battery Fire Safety
At Tanjent we love helping customers save money on their electricity bills, and reduce their carbon footprint, by installing solar panels and storage batteries. However, it is important to bear in mind that installing solar PV panels on building
Climate risks have made California uninsurable. When will we wake up?
State Farm will almost entirely stop issuing new policies in California – with climate-exacerbated wildfires and bad public policy a large reason why State Farm, the country’s largest property insurer, announced this week that it will almost entirely stop issuing
Government handed petition to end “senseless ban” on onshore wind
The UK Government has received a petition with almost 12,000 signatures calling to end the “senseless ban” on onshore wind farms in the UK. The petition was handed to Rishi Sunak by Sam Richards, a former advisor on energy and
National Grid to speed up project connections
Move welcomed as a way to get more renewable energy sites connected to grid National Grid ESO is introducing further targeted reforms to speed up connections to the electricity network. The ESO has written to parties seeking to connect
UK considers axing VAT on battery storage co-located with home solar
The UK Government is consulting on whether VAT on batteries installed for solar panels should be zero-rated for homes and small businesses, following a long campaign by MPs. MPs on the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) wrote to the Government
Solar Energy UK: Government and industry to map out major solar expansion
The launch of today’s Solar Taskforce, jointly chaired by Solar Energy UK and Graham Stuart MP, minister of state for energy security and net zero, marks a step change in UK government engagement with the solar industry. For the first
What Are The Benefits of Using an MCS Certified Solar Installer?
We recently completed our MCS assessment and will be going through the process again next year - so why do we go to all that trouble? Well, because MCS, like RECC, is good for our customers. What is MCS?
UK opens national robotics centre for offshore wind
The Digital, Autonomous and Robotics Engineering (DARE) Centre at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth, UK, has officially been opened. The £3 million ($1.2 million) DARE Centre, is a first-of-its-kind and will provide an opportunity for