rooftop solar

Flexible energy provider Conrad Energy revealed yesterday (11 June) that it has energised its 45MW Larport Solar Farm in Herefordshire.

Swindon Borough Council has approved plans from the Orbital Retail Park to install 5,000 solar panels on the rooves of its buildings.

A new E.ON partnership will see the energy supplier deliver the “UK’s largest” solar project at the Port of Liverpool.

Tonbridge Swimming Pool, Kent has begun installing a 80kWp rooftop solar array to power the building with cheap renewable electricity.

Distribution System Operator (DSO) ESB Networks yesterday (26 February) confirmed it has connected 1GW of solar photovoltaics (PV) to Ireland’s electricity network.

Hackney Council’s cabinet has approved plans to install roof-mounted solar panels at 500 council homes, providing discounted electricity to residents.

Cotswold Energy Group (CEG) has completed the installation of 77MWh solar array at Cheltenham football stadium.

The government has confirmed that homes with flat roofs can now install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels without planning permission.

The 66,000-seater 2012 Olympic stadium, which is now home to West Ham United, could soon install a solar PV membrane on its roof.

Two years into the Solar Export Guarantee and amid the record high power prices, Solar Power Portal talked to Gridcog to find out what sort of savings households could see from a rooftop solar installation.