UK government considers space-based solar power for 24/7 Solar Generation

The UK government has commissioned a new study to look at the feasibility of space-based solar power. Originally featured in the work of science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov in 1941, as the cost of solar panels and space travel continue to fall a number of nations including the USA, Japan and China are looking into the […]

Renewable energy hit record growth in 2020 despite of COVID-19

Renewable energy installation such as Solar Photovoltaic Panels will hit a record high in 2020, according to the International Energy Agency, as the fossil fuel sector crisis continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an IEA report published on Tuesday, almost 90 percent of new electricity generation in 2020 will be renewable, with only 10 […]

Government to change ‘punitive business rates’

The trade associations – representing major British industries including retail, property, construction and technology – have written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to ask that renewable energy technologies including solar PV and battery storage are excepted from business rates. They argue this would boost commercial deployment, helping to provide much needed green jobs bolstering economic recovery. […]

Solar Panels boosts house prices by average of £30,000

The value of houses with solar has been touted after new research revealed that the technology can boost the value of houses by over £30,000. The research comes from EffectiveHome.co.uk, a website dedicated to providing information and guidance for homeowners regarding solar. It found that installing solar PV can increase house prices by an average […]

Solar & Wind produce a record of 10% of the world’s electricity

Coal has been falling and renewables are surging around the world, but the progress is not enough to meet the targets set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, scientists have warned. Over the first half of 2020, wind turbines and solar panels together produced a record 10 per cent of the world’s electricity – a […]

Market for Solar Inverter’s Reached Record High in 2019

The global PV inverter and module-level power electronics market crossed the threshold of £7 billion in value for the first time in 2019. Inverter shipments also hit a record high last year, falling just short of 130 gigawatts, according to a new analysis of the inverter market from research firm Wood Mackenzie. In addition to […]

How the Green Homes Grant Scheme works

Later this month, under the Green Homes Grant scheme, homeowners in England can check eligibility for vouchers worth up to two-thirds of the cost of hiring tradespeople to upgrade the energy efficiency of their home – the maximum contribution will be £5,000, or for those on lower incomes, a 100% grant up to £10,000 will […]

Green Energy Glory For Olympics 2020 in Tokyo

This year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed because of Covid-19. This is a big story within the renewable energy sector. For while the Olympic Games will now newly take place in 2021 from 23 July to 8 August and the Paralympic Games between 24 August and 5 September, Tokyo 2020 was to be […]

Solar Panels can play an important part in the UK’s COVID-19 recovery

Solar Photovoltaic Panels and other renewables have made some strong progress towards decarbonisation, but there is still more to be done. Between 2008 and 2019, power emissions fell by 68%, helping to drive a general 30% reduction in territorial emissions according to the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) 2020 Progress Report. This has been helped […]