Developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England as part of updated planning requirements published by the government. It also said plug-in panels that homeowners can self-install on balconies would be available in supermarkets in the coming months. These small versions of the green tech
A renewable energy specialist warns that buying plug-in solar panels from the middle of Lidl will likely end in disaster. Yesterday The Construction Index reported that the German supermarket group Lidl is among organisations working with the government to support the roll-out of ‘plug-and-play’ solar panels. Within the next few months we can expect
The US-Israel war on Iran is driving up energy prices around the world, which is pushing record numbers of UK homeowners to consider buying solar panels The ripple effects of war are felt far beyond the borders of any battleground. In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused huge disruptions to global energy supply chains,
As fossil fuel prices soar due to Trump’s Iran war, the UK Government’s plans for ‘energy independence’ could transform how British households power their homes, reports Josiah Mortimer The Iran war – and the energy crisis it has triggered – has fired a rocket under the Labour Government’s need to wean Britain off fossil
British homeowners are reportedly racing to future-proof their properties against global energy shocks, with new data from Octopus Energy, one of the UK’s largest energy suppliers, showing a 27% surge in solar installation enquiries since the start of the most recent conflict in the Middle East. Current geopolitical turmoil has caused a dash for
Fossil fuels aren’t a shield against chaos. They are a conduit for it. Iran’s daily strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure didn’t just set oil terminals ablaze. They have also torched one of the most persistent myths in modern energy politics: that oil and gas are the irreplaceable foundation of “energy security.” It’s a myth
In his latest column, Martyn Bridges, Director of External Affairs at Worcester Bosch, asks whether solar PV and heat pumps will work for all households. The figures are in for appliance sales through 2025, and heat pump sales appear to have exceeded 125,000 for the year. This is up from 98,000 installed in 2024,
The Government’s decision to accelerate solar energy deployment from the smallest to the largest scale has been applauded by the UK’s fast-growing solar energy industry. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband laid out several emergency measures, in response to the fossil fuel supply crisis caused by the war in Iran. Unexpectedly bringing forward the next Contracts
As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, cutting off a quarter of oil and natural gas supplies from the rest of the world. Qatar has shut down its liquified natural gas or LNG production, with no clear date to restart in sight. But energy experts say some countries
People who drive conventional cars sneer at those of us who drive EVs. Why take the risk of running out of battery power when there is always a gas station just a few miles away? That is an excellent question, assuming the nearest station has gasoline to sell. But what if it doesn’t? People