Overcoming the Rent-A-Roof Mortgage Situation
As mortgage complications have become apparent with the ‘free solar’ scheme; one of the most common methods for installing solar panels on residential properties has been lost. With April’s...
View ArticleNow or Never? When to install Solar Power in 2012
What can be said without hesitation is that solar power in the UK has been through a tumultuous time over the last 12 months . Rapid growth offset with grinding lows; from free solar to 20% returns on...
View ArticleAugust Feed-in Tariff Rate Announcement: Rates and Positive Feedback
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today released the official solar feed-in tariff rates for 2012. On the 1st of August 2012 the new rates will come into play, one month later than...
View ArticleSolar Power Feed-in Tariff Rates for November 2012 Announced
Ofgem have announced the solar power installation rates for May, June and July 2012 and consequently the new feed-in tariff rates for November 2012. UK solar industry’s tariff digression system works...
View ArticleSolar Farms – How they work and is your land eligible for a land rental?
Solar Farms are a new and secure approach to farming your land. Farmers from southern UK are quickly acknowledging the benefits associated with renting their land out to accommodate for a Solar Farm....
View ArticleIKEA to offer solar panels at stores in the UK
Traditionally known for their low cost furniture and sustainable ethos, Swedish furniture giant IKEA has introduced thin-film solar panels to their UK stores in partnership with Hanergy Holding Group...
View ArticleSolar PV to be included in UK clean energy roadmap from this year
For the first time, solar photovoltaics (PV) will be included in this year’s “renewable energy roadmap” for the UK, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Department of Energy and Climate...
View ArticleSolar Power Campaign to Raise Positive Awareness
A new social media campaign by the name of ‘Please Your Plug’ aims to highlight the benefits of solar power on a national scale. Following on from a tumultous year of feed in tariff reductions and ROC...
View ArticleDECC Reaffirms 22GWp Solar Power Target by 2020
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Minister Greg Barker has reaffirmed the ambitious targets of over 20GWp of solar panels to be installed in the UK by 2020. After a year that has seen this...
View ArticleSolar Power Feed-in Tariff Rates to Maintain into February 2013
Solar power installation rates in the UK from August to October has been lower than the minimum amount required to lower the solar feed-in tariffs, industry sources have claimed. Ultimately, this...
View ArticleUK solar PV system prices among the lowest in the world (but still catching...
Prices for installed solar systems are among the lowest in the world, according to data from the most recent quarterly report from NDP SolarBuzz. The UK came in roughly behind China, Germany, and...
View Article2012 was a record year for utility-scale solar power, 2013 looking bright as...
In addition to the phenomenal number of residential solar power system installed in 2012, the number of large-scale solar projects have also increased immensely. According to numbers from industry...
View ArticleSolar panels recognised as ‘key’ for UK energy future: DECC
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has dubbed solar photovoltaics (PV) a ‘key technology’ in the UK’s future power mix in its updated Renewable Energy Roadmap released at the end of...
View ArticleLeicstershire, England: Find the best solar PV system deals
Leicestershireshire, located in central England, is become an increasingly popular place to install solar panels, thanks mainly to the UK’s incentives for solar power–most notably, the feed-in...
View ArticleSolar PV showed steady growth through 2012
According to data released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), solar photovoltaics (PV) system capacity across the UK showed steady growth in the first 9 months of the year. There...
View ArticleLease your land for solar: Returns on 5MWp solar parks in Swansea, Wales
Those who own land in Swansea, Wales may want to consider leasing out a portion of it for a solar park or solar farm. Thanks to the region’s sunny climate, solar power systems large and small have...
View ArticleCompare solar PV system deals in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Interest in installing solar panels in Belfast, Northern Ireland has been growing over the past few years, as it has in the rest of the UK. Thanks to the Northern Ireland government’s support for...
View Article4kW solar systems and smaller proving most popular in UK market
Weekly figures detailing the number and size range of solar panel installations from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) paint a fascinatingly clear picture of where interest lies when...
View ArticleUK solar capacity now over 2GW
The UK has joined the club of nations to have installed more than 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, making it one of the top 10 solar PV markets in the world, according to NPD...
View Article2 issues that could change the trajectory of the UK’s solar PV industry
The UK’s solar panel industry has entered what is widely believed to be a state of relative stability after over a year of turmoil during which generous government feed-in tariff subsidies were...
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