February 2012 - News Archive
28 February 2012
Make your home greener by targeting certain rooms
There are lots of ways in which householders can make their properties greener and more energy efficient, such as by installing solar panels on their roof or changing the light bulbs for more eco-friendly ones. Oliver Heath, eco design consultant at Oliverheath.com, said homeowners should focus on the areas of a residence that tend to [...]
27 February 2012
Could firms boost business with solar panels?
Businesses that decide to install a PV solar panel array on their building may find they boost their trading opportunities as a result. According to Robert Hague, director at Emerald Knight, green business issues can often be investment winners. "Global warming, an ageing population and resource scarcity are just some of the issues the world [...]
26 February 2012
Solar industry ‘installs 1GW of capacity in UK’
Homeowners and businesses that have benefited from the efficiency of solar panels and reduced their energy bills as a result have helped the UK reach the 1GW landmark in total installed capacity. Figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show growing interest in green energy has seen 20,146 PV solar panel systems [...]
25 February 2012
Homeowners ‘should act fast’ to install solar panels
With the government taking its High Court ruling on solar tariffs to the Supreme Court, homeowners and businesses might want to act quickly if they wish to take part in green energy generation. Paul Williams, chief executive of Freetricity, explained that consumers have a limited time to take advantage of the original higher tariff rate [...]
25 February 2012
Solar power reaps rewards for low-carbon village
Homeowners in a Cornish village are reaping the rewards a year after installing solar panels and other microgeneration equipment a year ago. Twelve buildings in Ladock have been fitted with PV solar panels, ground-source and air-source heating systems and biomass boilers, all of which have generated £20,000 profit for the community, the BBC reported. Chris [...]
24 February 2012
UK solar energy production ’41 times higher’ than 2010
The amount of energy that the UK produces from solar power has increased from 26MW to 1000MW in the past twelve months, The Guardian has reported. Since the Labour government introduced the Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs) in April 2010, homeowners and businesses installing solar panels have taken advantage of the scheme, resulting in energy generated from the [...]
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