Commercial & Residential Solar

Electricity storage could be the “glue” that holds electricity networks together in the near future, according to Alan Whitehead MP.

Green Deal assessments continue to gather pace across the UK, according to figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Ingenious Clean Energy, a division of UK investment and advisory group, Ingenious, has announced that it has completed the financing of three solar farms in the south west of England.

Research that could make solar panels 20% more effective and cost 50% less within five years has been recognised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Today in the Green Energy News Review: NATO warns of worldwide threat to security if global warming is allowed to continue, energy efficiency bill fails to pass in Congress, Antarctica melting faster than previously thought (again); and RSPB co-opt drone cameras for conservation.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that it is planning on removing support for ground-mount solar under the Renewable Obligation (RO) scheme from 1 April 2015.

In today’s green news round-up: New report counts 6.5 million renewable energy jobs globally, White House connects new solar array; and shale gas could be hitting households as soon as 2015.

The historic Knowlton Court estate in Canterbury, Kent has installed an 11.7MW solar array across 14.2 hectares of its land.

Kingspan Energy has completed a 5.8MW solar array on the roof of an unnamed multinational car company’s new facility in the midlands.

I am currently working on an aspect of PV installation standards that invokes a lot of interest and debate – fire safety.