UK tax break for home solar panels and battery storage installations

Aug 07, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Householders could receive a significant price cut when installing “qualifying” solar panels with battery storage technologies. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) told ELN a single indivisible supply...

IKEA offers energy storage batteries to householders

Aug 02, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

IKEA has announced plans to start selling energy storage batteries to householders. The home furnishings giant has teamed up with Solarcentury to launch the Solar Battery Storage solution to help...

Neighbour endorsements best sales tool for solar arrays?

Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

Would you install a solar array because you’ve seen one on your neighbour’s roofs? New research from the London School of Economics (LSE) found households, businesses and farms are more likely to...

Bye bye book shelves, hello smart tech!

Jul 05, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Smart Data, Top Stories 0

Almost three quarters (73%) of people have adopted smarter technologies in their homes. A new survey of 2,000 UK homeowners found around half of respondents think CD/DVD stands (52%) and a third...

How to select installers for commercial solar panels

Jul 03, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Industry Round-up 0

Businesses that have already installed solar panels are taking advantage of the huge benefits offered by solar panels and its not just from the significant financial savings. Those who are running...

Trump wants Mexico toupée for solar wall

Jun 22, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

Donald Trump has suggested his proposed wall on the US-Mexico border could be made cheaper by attaching solar panels to it. Addressing a rally in Iowa, the US President said the panels would...

UK trio trials home battery to boost network capacity

Feb 01, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency 0

A new £250,00 trial to demonstrate how home batteries can increase capacity on the electricity network and enable more homes to install solar panels has been launched. Distributor Northern...

Lightsource to invest £600m to buy solar arrays from consumers

Dec 12, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Lightsource Renewable Energy plans to invest £600 million in the next five years to buy solar arrays from householders and businesses. That will be in return for the transfer of their Feed-in...

Aberdeen Council pays £275k after switching off solar panels

Nov 29, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment, Infrastructure & Generation, Top Stories 0

Aberdeen City Council was left with a bill of more than £275,000 after having to switch off solar panels for health and safety concerns. The payment had to be made following a series of so-called...

Let there be light! Gloucester Cathedral goes solar

Nov 04, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 1

Gloucester Cathedral is currently installing up to 200 solar panels on its roof. The renewable upgrade to the Grade I listed building will cost £100,000 and is expected to cut its energy use by...