Guest Blog

For me, Ecobuild was a flying visit. I had just four hours on the first day to get around and see what I could before hopping back on the train to Sheffield. While the whole of Ecobuild is fascinating for me, the project for which I work is based around solar PV, so that’s the quarter where I spent most of my time.

The government will soon be responding to the Shared Ownership Taskforce report, published last November. It may even be published by the end of this week. It will be interesting to see which interpretation of the report it responds to, as there seem to be two.

The government will soon be responding to the Shared Ownership Taskforce report, published last November. It may even be published by the end of this week. It will be interesting to see which interpretation of the report it responds to, as there seem to be two.

The government will soon be responding to the Shared Ownership Taskforce report, published last November. It may even be published by the end of this week. It will be interesting to see which interpretation of the report it responds to, as there seem to be two.

Martin Cotterell argues that the solar industry needs something in place to make sure that battery systems are sold appropriately; there is the potential for customers getting charged loads extra for a battery ‘add-on’ that doesn’t really give them a whole lot of benefit.

Jerry Hamilton argues why a maturing market is revealing a need for testing and maintenance.

Grid access is increasingly cited as a challenging factor for UK solar but there are things you can do to boost your prospects. Jonny Williams and James Hoare of the BRE look at the six most common problems and how to overcome them.

The government is introducing a new requirement for renewable developers to offer local communities shared ownership of projects. Leonie Greene looks at how this will translate to the UK solar market.

Solar’s path to zero subsidy has been blocked by politically charged interference. The Solar Trade Association’s Paul Barwell talks through the group’s plan to cut costs and boost deployment, how could any government say no?

Just before the end of last year Rexel conducted some research to determine the public’s attitude towards solar. The results proved pretty alarming. The most worrying statistic? 61% of those we asked had no idea what feed-in tariffs were.