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
UK average temperature rises as GHG emissions fall by only 2%
The Office for National Statistics’ latest Climate Change insights data has revealed that 2023 has been a “warmer than average” year as consumption-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fall by only 2% from 2018. According to the paper, UK provisional mean
British homes could be sending an average of £5,700 to foreign gas producers by 2035 as the UK’s North Sea reserves dwindle
British homes will send an average of £5,700 abroad to foreign gas producers to heat their homes and water and cook food by the middle of the next decade, new analysis suggests. The average home could be buying foreign gas
‘Prosumer’ power: the rapid rise of decentralised energy
In 1883, Cragside, the dramatic castle-like home of British industrial magnate William Armstrong, would have looked every inch the cradle of revolution. Known as “the palace of a modern magician,” Cragside drew a long list of visiting kings and prime
Benefits of the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC)
We have been members of the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC) for some time now. Through RECC we provide a two year workmanship guarantee that is transferable to a new owner; this guarantee is also backed by an insurance scheme
What Are the Most Promising Energy Storage Technologies?
Efficient energy storage technology is needed to overcome fluctuations in renewable energy supply and decrease our reliance on fossil fuels. Here are some of the most promising technologies in the industry today As the world moves towards a more renewable