the solarblogger

Comment and opinion on the solar industry and its development, low-carbon construction and refurbishment, and Government policy in relation to energy efficiency and renewables.

Monday, 17 August 2015

Fabric First, but not Second and Third

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3kWp integrated solar system on new build home. Image: Viridian Solar There’s an interesting shift going on in attitudes to solar ...

Thursday, 28 May 2015

Solar Attrition Rates

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An Analysis of the MCS Installer List I recently had the opportunity to have a look in more detail at the list of installers registered w...

Saturday, 16 May 2015

How Energy Efficient is UK Housing Stock?

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If you've ever wondered how efficient UK housing stock is, take a look at the two charts below. They show the proportions of homes tha...

Thursday, 7 May 2015

The Impact of Solar PV and Solar Thermal on EPC Ratings

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The EPC Rating is a score between 1 and 100 Introduction The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is a fundamental plank of the gov...

Monday, 20 April 2015

Is This As Good as it Gets?

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The Case for Good Looking Solar Is that really the best you've got? Do you like your coffee regular, large, super size or in a...

Monday, 6 April 2015

Solar Power in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme

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The solarblogger spoke at a recent Solar Trade Association event on the commercial solar market. In my presentation I discussed two dr...

Monday, 16 March 2015

The Commercial Solar Rooftop Market - Fitting A Quart into a Pint Pot

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The solarblogger examines the opportunities and challenges for PV on commercial rooftops. Commercial Rooftop Solar was only 8% of th...

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