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Hackney Homes install first solar panels on residential block
Hackney Homes has installed solar panels on a residential block in a bid to save energy and help residents cut their fuel bills. The ALMO has installed the panels on Linslade House in Haggerston to...
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GHA cuts carbon footprint and helps tenants save money on their fuel bills
Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) is fitting solar panels in 500 homes across the city to help tenants save on their fuel bills and to protect the planet. The solar panels are designed to reduce the...
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Apollo awarded solar panel contract
New reports state that Apollo has been awarded a £3.5m contract to deliver a photovoltaic installation programme for Waltham Forest-based Ascham Homes. The panels will be installed on 500 properties by...
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Council provides online solar panel check for residents
Bristol City Council has become the first local authority outside London to provide residents with a solar map. People can now check to see if their house is suitable for solar panels by checking the...
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Aberdeen supports schools and sports buildings solar panel plans
Plans to install solar panels on the roofs of five Aberdeen schools and sports buildings have been approved by city councillors. Members of the Development Management Sub-committee supported the...
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Nottingham unveils major new solar project
Nottingham City Council and their partner EvoEnergy Ltd have launched a project that could see up to 8,000 solar panels installed on Council buildings across the city – at no cost to the Council. It is...
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Commission stops China from undercutting EU solar suppliers
The European Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China. Following a nine month investigation, launched in September 2012,...
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EIB participates in SUSI Renewable Energy Fund II
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a subscription agreement with Sustainable Sàrl, a subsidiary of SUSI Partners AG (SUSI), putting into effect the EIB’s investment commitment of up to 62...
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Solar Parks to generate major income for Havering in a first for London
Havering Council is looking to harness the power of the sun by developing solar parks on its own land to generate a significant extra income for the borough. These solar parks will allow Havering to...
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Energy efficiency in social housing
£3.5m fund to help social landlords (May 10th). Social housing landlords will be able to make their properties more energy efficient, with money from a £3.5 million decarbonisation fund. Local...
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New Solar Loan
Bristol Credit Union has launched a new solar loan to help householders take advantage of the Feed-in-Tariff before the Government forces its end in March 2019. The current Feed-in-Tariff pays solar PV...
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The benefits of bifacial solar panels to the Scottish economy
Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with industry partners Wood, is building a model that aims to highlight the benefits of the country moving to double-sided solar panels (bifacial solar cells)...
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Carbon-cutting rail schemes share in multi-million pound government funding...
Solar panels that directly power trains and a system that uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce steam to power engines are just 2 projects that have been given a share of £1.75 million in government...
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Jeremy Corbyn and Rebecca Long Bailey announce plans to reduce energy bills...
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, and Rebecca Long Bailey, Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary, will set out radical plans to fit one and three quarter million homes with...
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Mayor hopeful Liam Byrne wants the West Midlands to set up its own energy...
The West Midlands could set up its own energy company under plans published by Labour politician Liam Byrne. He wants a publicly-owned energy firm to help provide solar panels and expand plants which...
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Energy efficiency grants for social landlords
Extra funding to make homes warmer and promote carbon reduction. Social landlords will benefit from £3.5 million in extra funding to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The funding is...
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