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.

Friday, 24 November 2017

The Carbon Intensity of UK Grid Electricity

›

What it Means for Low Carbon Buildings Take a look at this chart. It's nothing short of astonishing. Up to 2012 the amoun...

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

The Future of Grid Charges, Solar and Battery Storage

›

OFGEM , the regulator of the UK energy markets, has seen the future and it's worried. The era of solar powered homes, offices and ...

Thursday, 14 September 2017

The MCS Pricing Mess and How to Fix it

›

New homes often have smaller solar installations. Image: Viridian Solar A government sponsored monopoly raises its fees by 233% . ...

Friday, 30 June 2017

Vale of Tiers

›

The Use and Abuse of the Tier 1 Solar Panel Classification Marketeers have latched on to this designation as a way of shifting more s...

Friday, 19 May 2017

Energy Efficiency Regulations - Private Rented Properties

›

England and Wales Is the legislation in England and Wales Collateral Damage of the Green Deal fiasco? In 2015 UK Government introd...

Thursday, 6 April 2017

What is a PERC Solar Cell?

›

This article was written by guest blogger, Dr KT Tan , Technical Director at Viridian Solar What is the fuss about PERC? A...

Thursday, 9 March 2017

Higher Standards for Housebuilders Do Not Slow Development

›

The Truth has Been Revealed by Scottish Developers NOTE - a new blog with updated data is available here Housing developers ...

‹

›

Home

View web version