Solar Grants in the UK: A Comprehensive Guide to Funding for Renewable Energy While solar technology offers long-term savings and environmental benefits, the initial cost of installation can be a barrier. This article explores the key grants and funding options...
How do solar panels work?
Step-by-step guide on solar power generation Here’s a step-by-step guide on how solar panels generate electricity from sunlight. The process is called the photovoltaic effect, and this enables solar panels to transform sunlight into a clean, renewable energy source...
Best tariff for solar and battery owners?
Octopus Energy offer all sorts of tariffs to suit different customers with EV's, solar, solar and battery, all or none of the above and more, but which one is best if you have solar and battery. Their range of tariffs can be confusing, but in our opinion if you have...
Wind of change
We were very pleased to assist Electric Corby and their Italian partners Wind City with installing their experimental Vertical Axis Wind Turbine at the Corby Innovation Centre. Years in the making this revolutionary system uses pivoting blades to maximise the amount...
Domestic solar reaches significant milestone
According to new data from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) – the national standards body for renewables – solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed on British homes equates to 3GW of electricity for the UK grid for the first time ever last year. This...
0% VAT on solar – what it means for you
This week chancellor Rishi Sunak announced cutting VAT to zero upon installing energy efficient systems such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation, but what does this mean for the price of an install? Although installers will still pay VAT on the materials they...