There are “early signs” of domestic renewable energy installations recovering, according to the MCS. As restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 are lifted by the government, there are signs that the UK’s domestic renewable energy installation market may be recovering,...
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Coronavirus: Homeowners to get £5,000 vouchers to help them save energy
And £1bn will go towards the decarbonisation of schools and hospitals - many of which are squandering heat. Homeowners will get vouchers of up to £5,000 to make energy-saving improvements to their properties. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is due to announce the pledge...
Powerless in a pandemic: Solar energy prescribed for off-grid healthcare
As Sierra Leone emerged from an Ebola epidemic in 2015, it was clear that health facilities lacking a reliable energy supply had been a big obstacle to treating patients. But putting solar panels on the roof of every clinic wasn’t the right answer either as often such...
Boris Johnson promises to ‘build back greener’, but can he deliver?
Boris Johnson has promised a ‘New Deal’ to deliver jobs, skills and infrastructure, but environmental campaigners have criticised the plans for being out of touch with the voices of the nation. In a speech delivered yesterday (June 30), the Prime Minister committed...
Battery storage legislation officially changes allowing assets over 50MW to bypass national planning
Historically, batteries have been developed below 50MW - like Gresham House Energy Storage Fund's 40MW Glassenbury site (pictured) - due to the length and cost of the NSIP process. Image: Gresham House. Planning law in the UK allowing energy storage projects over 50MW...
Wight Community Energy awarded ‘transformative’ £68k to further develop solar
Wight Community Energy has been awarded £68,250 to develop a number of renewable energy projects including work on the Homestead solar farm at Shalfleet. The funding from independent trust Power to Change will allow the Isle of Wight-based group to work on monitoring...
Solar lauded as ‘new king’ of electricity markets by IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described solar as the “new king” of the power sector as the technology is set to smash deployment records. In the latest iteration of its World Energy Outlook, the IEA outlined how annual additions of solar have the...