Businesses making a strategic shift towards greener energy sources are becoming increasingly ambitious. Instead of utilising the benefits of a single renewable energy product, UK businesses and organisations, especially those with large carbon footprints and hefty energy bills, are investing in a combination of complimentary green technologies. A bespoke solution, combining renewable technologies, will maximise energy bill savings and carbon reductions. […]
Category: Renewable energy
Keeping solar prices low
Solar panel manufacturers currently use a gold-based gluey paste to fix fragile solar PV cells to the electrodes on solar PV panels. Gold, being a very expensive commodity has a large impact on the price of solar products and can account for as much as 30 per cent of the production cost. Solar power in countries such as the US is already a viable alternative to fossil fuels such as oil and gas generated power. Lets hope this will ensure the longevity of solar power in the UK. […]
Believe it or not a group of businessmen are seeking funding from the UK government to import solar energy from Africa!
Cheap African solar energy could power UK homes in 2018.The scheme would provide power for in excess of 2 million UK homes and would fit with the current policy to curb planning for some of the very large solar farm schemes that have been allowed by planners to blight some of our rural landscape. Not only has this happened with Solar but also wind turbines. Sadly, the way the government has legislated means even the most sensible planners had their hands tied behind their backs. […]
Have you ever wondered what the next best thing is in Solar Energy? Well here are 4 crazy ideas that might be the start of something big.
Sometimes, energy companies struggle to innovate their market sectors, and release the ‘same old, same old’. What the market needs is strong, more purposeful designs that not only cost less, but provide a more efficient product. […]
Tips for choosing a solar panel installer
Solar panel installation should be on every one’s minds currently. Countries such as the US, Europe and China are planning to get huge amounts of their power requirements from solar energy, and governments are providing huge amounts of funding to facilitate the change. […]
Why more solar panels should be facing west, not south.
It has always been thought that solar panels should be mounted to a southerly aspect, and that this would maximise the production of electricity. Of course this is true in most cases, but what is important to consider is peak time higher tariffs and our electricity usage. Is a westerly aspect for solar panels desirable? […]
Solar panels for stables
Think about your stable, wouldn’t it be great if you had free electricity to make up your horses food with warm water, and for the dark winter nights being able to use lights! Solar panels can be easily and cheaply installed on your stable roof. […]
The SOLiC 200 Immersion
Controller converts energy generated by your existing PV panels into hot water by automatically diverting unused power through to your immersion heater before it’s exported to the national grid. […]
Fruit focus
Fruit Focus- Showcases Environmental Energies, the UK’s Fastest growing renewable energy company. Already agricultural specialists and accredited by the NFU, they turn to help the UK’s fruit industry. Just how are UK fruit producers using renewable energy to save the planet and save money? […]
Ten million home owners should have solar panels for their homes by 2020 in the UK.
This means that millions of roofs will be covered with solar panels in the next six years if the country is to fulfil its renewable energy potential. Solar Panels for homes is in for a massive expansion in the UK, according to the research from the Grantham Institute. […]