Solar Media Staff

Freetricity is to offer homeowners the chance to go green for free, as part of its solar energy strategy. A total of 1,200 residents per selected county will get the opportunity to have free solar panels installed and maintained absolutely free of charge under the rent-a-roof model that has become popular across the UK.

A new scheme, run by solar energy company Sunny Britain, will help UK residents to benefit from renewable electricity for the half the price. By grouping people from the same area together, the company is able to negotiate saving on equipment, installation and maintenance from local suppliers. In some cases…

Wagner Solar UK has raised £11,432.02 for the relief and development organisation World Vision for Japan related causes through its commitment to donate 3% from new sales of Sanyo…

I was encouraged to see the government’s recent commitment to legally binding emissions targets, including policy to encourage renewable generation. However, all these technological changes will put an immense strain on our national grid. In order for the network to cope with the strain, careful investment is needed.

Riomay Renewable Energies has calculated that by switching from sole reliance on fossil fuels to renewable sources, UK homeowners could earn up to £1,000 a year, tax free, for 25 years. By installing Government-incentivised green technologies, such as solar panels, UK residents can now actually get paid for the energy they generate at home as well as benefitting from the energy itself.

Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced that the country will now join England in benefitting from the renewable heat incentive (RHI). Homeowners will also receive support for the installation of renewable heat technologies such as heat pumps, solar thermal or biomass boilers under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment.

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched the first internationally-recognised energy management standard to help organisations improve profitability, cut CO2 emissions and meet carbon budgets. The ISO 50001 will enable UK organisations to understand their baseline energy usage in order to decrease the amount they rely on and reduce their carbon footprint.

Our Generation, the energy services company set up in conjunction with the Mark Group, will work on a £10 million programme to install residential solar photovoltaic systems, which will be financed by the Foresight Group in the UK, over the next three months.

Caplor Energy has unveiled a 39kWp solar photovoltaic system on one of barn roofs at its farm base in Fownhope, Hereford. The system, which has an array of 208 panels on the south facing roof, is expected to generate over 30,000kWh a year.

Wagner Solar UK has revealed plans to set up a solar thermal space heating division in the UK. Headed up by Dan Oliver, who was a member of Wagner Solar’s PV sales team, the division will offer the same quality service but for solar thermal products.