Solar Media Staff

The Merrill family from Somerset decided to replace their roof in May 2006. Instead of simply retiling with conventional building materials, they chose to power their home with Solarcentury's C21e solar electric roof tiles. These tiles integrate seamlessly with normal roof tiles.

Bob and Helen Hughes' home has been re-roofed with 36 C21e solar electric roof tiles from Solarcentury, reducing 1,554kWh per year, the 1.86kWp new roof provides over 50% of the homes' electrical needs, powering the ground source heat pump, and saving 883kg of C02 emissions each year.

I remember going to the Green Party conference a few years back. The first chap I met was called “Freedom”. We handed out flyers – but then everyone handed them back after reading, so that we could re-use them. All in all, it was an eye-opening experience.

Scheuten Solar is recently certified according to MCS BBA for their P6-54 and P6-66 solar module in the Multisol series. The (MCS) Microgeneration Certification Scheme underlines the high quality and the long-lasting performance of the Scheuten Solar modules and opens the way for sales and project activities in the UK.

The Conservative Party has responded to rumours that it is preparing a major overhaul of the UK's renewable energy policy by confirming that if elected it plans to effectively phase out the government's Renewable Obligation scheme.

The Liberal Democrats have today launched their election manifesto, unveiling arguably the most extensive range of environmental commitments of all the three main parties.

Replacing Europe's existing energy infrastructure with low-carbon alternatives should not raise electricity prices in the long term, a report co-authored by the consultancy McKinsey says.

Businesses, community groups and individuals across Wales could find it much easier to generate their own electricity thanks to new proposals unveiled today.

Green business leaders remain divided on the scale of the impact environmental and low carbon issues are likely to have on the election campaign, which was formally kicked off yesterday when Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed the election would take place on May 6….

You might expect Anne and Chris Billing to be pin-ups for the UK Government’s green energy revolution. After all, at a time when it was going to take decades to recover the cost of erecting their own wind…