The recent sunny weather and the surge of Solar PV installations in the first half of the year mean that as much as 15% of the UKs energy has been coming from Solar PV. Read the rest of this entry »

With the rapid growth of Solar PV installations in the UK, grid capacity in some areas is coming under scrutiny. Some of the out-dated and older electricity networks are beginning to struggle with the power flow back to the grid from the UK’s many Solar PV plants. District Network Operators (DNOs) are now imposing export limitations on new Solar PV installations, which prevent potential generators from connecting the size of system they want up to the electricity network. Read the rest of this entry »

July 1^st saw another small reduction in generation tariff rates paid for new solar PV installations under the feed in tariff scheme.

As part of a steady reduction as technology moves forward, newer installations will be paid at a lower rate to reflect the lowering costs  of equipment and new electricity market costs. Read the rest of this entry »

Renewable Energy Generation increases by 20%

The amount of electricity generated from renewable energy sources has increased by 20% a new study shows. Read the rest of this entry »

At a major conference of banks and investors this week, Sue Milton of international giant RBS, expressed a

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preference towards Solar PV as an investment technology. Its no secret that Solar PV has been steadily growing in the UK over the past decade. With many businesses have moved to utilise roof space by investing in Solar PV to not only reduce energy bills but also receive payments from the government Feed In Tariff. Read the rest of this entry »

This week the Labour party, as part of their pre election campaign, revealed plans to assist schools in seeking funding for Solar PV. Previously solar for schools was limited due to restrictions on schools borrowing to pursue solar projects. Read the rest of this entry »

This week Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, announced that the permitted development rights for Solar PV in the UK would be increased from 50kW to 1 Megawatt, a 2000%

another business maximises roof space through commercial solar

increase.

This a huge boost for Commercial Solar rooftop installations. These changes to the development rights remove another barrier that surrounded installations of less than 1MW. In the past 18 months this sector has proven to be one of the fastest growing and most effective  with many businesses across the UK making the most of previously unused space with Solar PV.

The advantages of the governments feed in tariff scheme enable these businesses to receive regular payments for producing energy through their commercial solar PV systems. In addition to these payments, the business can significantly reduce their energy bills as they are producing a portion of their own green electricity on site.

To see how Commercial Solar PV could be the best future investment for your business click here and contact us today.

When will solar power in the UK overtake its current subsides?

Solar PV in the UK is fast outgrowing subsidies

It’s widely acknowledged that Solar PV  in the UK has taken off, in fact in the past year solar PV installs across

the country have doubled.

The subsidies were put in place to improve investments into Solar PV and in turn further research in order for power generated from Solar PV to reach grid parity.

It’s a fact that the goal is for Solar PV in the UK to become subsidy free, the main question is when? Read the rest of this entry »

This week the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have released figures on the state of Solar Power in the UK. these figures show that  the amount of energy generated by solar power in the UK has doubled over the last 12 months with close to 5 GW installed by the end of 2014,up from a 2.8GW in 2013, that’s enough solar panels to provide electricity to 1.5 million homes. Read the rest of this entry »

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