The UK’s got a large new solar array up, the largest solar farm in the country to date. The solar array includes 1,800 solar PV panels, spans 30 acres, and has a total capacity of 5 MW, enough to power about 1,000 homes. It isn’t Germany, but it’s something. … [continued]
I recently ran across a pretty sweet solar power iEverything app (that is, it’s an app for numerous versions of the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad). The app is a solar panel suitability checker… as you might have guessed from the title. 😉 To be more clear, the iTunes page … [continued]
Electricity from onshore wind, offshore wind surged higher in the UK, leading a renewable energy sector that now supplies 11.1% of UK electricity. Power suppliers turned increasingly to coal-fired power generation, as well, however, as domestic natural gas production drops. […]
Interesting turn of events in the UK — cutting solar feed-in tariffs, strongly opposed by the solar energy industry there, seems to be leading to larger solar power plants. “Solar-energy companies are applying to build the U.K.’s biggest projects, sidestepping a cut in state subsidies aimed at limiting new … [continued]
What are the top countries in the world for new and total installed solar power? Or for solar power per capita? Or per GDP? Or per electricity production? Check out this post for the answers. […]
As many in the UK solar industry and elsewhere have claimed for months, the UK’s sharp and rapid cuts to its solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) policy is projected to make it nearly impossible for the country to hit its 2020 solar target. In fact, amidst the positive news that … [continued]
After months and months of controversy, it seems the UK government has finally come up with a solution to its Feed-in Tariff (FiT) saga that makes people in the solar industry and wanting to go solar a bit happier than they have been. It has delayed the next round … [continued]
Some more solar energy news from around the net to wrap up the week: SolarCity & Clean Currents have teamed up to offer fixed-price Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for solar power with as little as $0 down and long-term electricity discounts/savings. The largest city-sponsored solar financing program in the U.S. has … [continued]
I’ve written about 10:10’s “Solar Schools” program a couple times now. Now, the news is, the UK climate activism organization has expanded the program nationwide. 10:10 writes: Last year we dreamed up a way for schools to get their own solar panels by raising money from the local community. Everyone … [continued]
Editor’s note: this looks like a great UK solar financing option and I’m happy to give Jarrah the platform to write about it here — check it out: Recent developments in the United Kingdom have detrimentally affected one of the most popular methods of domestic solar PV finance. The … [continued]
