Solar Panel News
28 September 2012
UK’s renewable energy output surges by 42%
The amount of energy the UK produces from renewable sources such as wind turbines and PV solar panels has soared over the past year. According to new figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), renewable electricity output during the second quarter of 2012 rose to 8.13TWh, up 6.5 per cent on the [...]
27 September 2012
Solar panels could be used to power 1,400 homes in Hertfordshire
Plans are underway to use solar photovoltaic panels panels to help power more than 1,400 homes in Hertfordshire. Renewable power company Push Energy is hoping to turn 50 acres of land located between the villages of Barkway and Reed in a giant solar farm, which would be used to provide electricity to local residents, reports [...]
27 September 2012
State-of-the-art solar panels installed at Sheffield shopping centre
A shopping centre in Sheffield has become the latest UK business to benefit from commercial solar panels following a state-of-the-art installation that is the first of its kind in Europe. Cumbria solar firm Sundog Energy installed 405 solar PV panels at the Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre, on behalf of owner Hermes Real Estate Investment Management [...]
26 September 2012
Europe leading the way on solar power
Despite the economic environment and subsidy cuts in many parts of the continent, the uptake of solar electricity panels across Europe is soaring, new research suggests. The latest PV Status Report from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre reveals that Europe is leading the way when it comes to the take up of solar PV [...]
25 September 2012
Creating a sustainable home ‘not rocket science’
Making use of insulation, solar panels for your home and other energy saving measures to slash energy bills and create a sustainable property is something most people should be able to do. That is according to friends Amanda Harris-Deans and Patricia Gibb, who, years before it became a common trend among builders and homeowners, built [...]
24 September 2012
Stadium of Light goes green with PV solar panel installation
Sunderland AFC has become the latest football team to take steps to reduce its carbon footprint by investing in solar photovoltaic panels. The club has invested in a 14kw solar panel installation, which will be used to provide power for four electric car charging points located at the club's home ground, the Stadium of Light, [...]
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