Solar Media Staff

Electricity and gas regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, has officially released figures for the amount of solar photovoltaic installations in the UK since the feed-in tariff was introduced. The figures show that PV has significantly overtaken any other renewable energy source in the past four months, hitting a total of 11.266MW since April 1st.

The UK solar market is claimed to be the fastest growing in the world right now.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has presented the first ever Annual Energy Statement to Parliament, setting out 32 actions being taken to accelerate the transformation of the energy system and wider economy. The policy is supported for the first time by comprehensive analysis of pathways…

His 3.2 kWp system is expected to generate 2720kWh of electricity a year, making a saving on his bills of £177 a year.

This installation was mounted onto the slate roof of Mr Gerald Hagon’s home in the small country village of Alston, North East England.

Mitsubishi Electric has produced a free, CPD-accredited guide to solar photovoltaics in the UK in order to meet the expected amount of uncertainty in the residential market since the introduction of the feed-in tariff (FiT).

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) advised this week that the UK should protect funding for a group of low-carbon technologies, which if developed here, will help to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.

The Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) have launched “Solar PV Forum”, a new parliamentary forum for those interested in discussing the photovoltaic technology industry.

British Gas’ Green Streets programme has found that the UK’s churches and religious buildings could raise a combined total of £34 million a year by installing solar power through the country’s feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme.

UK Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, has launched the first stage of the Government’s plans to help communities become more self-sufficient in the way they use heat and power. While the feed-in tariff has begun to help increase the amount of renewable energy installations in the UK, the Government…