Solar Electricity (PV Technology)

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Feed-in Tariffs explained

[11 Feb 2012]

Homeowners with spare cash and a desire to help meet UK carbon emission targets have been through some tumultuous times. As with all new technologies ...

UK Government backtracking on FiT cuts?

[31 Dec 2011]

Has the Government backed down on its feed-in tariff cut? On 29 December 2011 it published a report (for the benefit of the EU) entitled ...

Could oil be the magic ingredient for solar power?

[30 Dec 2011]

In what seems to be an ironic twist of fate for that environment bad-boy, oil, the next big thing in solar cell production may depend on oil ...

Solar PV Spreadsheet

[14 Oct 2011]

Here we investigate how to work out the economics of the returns you might get from a domestic solar photovoltaic installation. Background ...

Checklist for a Solar PV Installation

[02 Nov 2011]

Getting a solar electricity system installed in the UK is a fantastic idea, but there are many things you need to be aware of. Here is a checklist ...

How to Clean Solar Panels

[17 Nov 2011]

Solar absorption is a critical factor in getting your solar panels working efficiently and producing lots of useful electricity. The last thing ...

Solar PV expected and actual generation

[14 Nov 2011]

Will update this section as the numbers roll in. For now, to get started, here is a plot of two sets of expected Solar PV generation compared ...

How to Use the SMA Sunny Boy Inverter

[13 Nov 2011]

SMA is a German company that makes some of the best solar pv inverters around. These are the bits of kit that are fed the DC electrical output ...

Our Leap into Solar PV

[12 Nov 2011]

After a lot of procrastinating and fretting over the initial costs, we decided to go for it and install solar electricity panels on the roof ...

Solar PV set to become Less Affordable?

[29 Oct 2011]

Clouds are appearing on the horizon in the solar photo-voltaic marketplace. Just as the UK resident has become used to the sight of solar ...

Solar Field Emerges in North Norfolk

[23 Aug 2011]

A new field of solar PV panels is being built on the outskirts of North Walsham, North Norfolk. After a lengthy search on the North Norfolk ...

Free Solar PV: What's the Cost?

[19 Oct 2011]

I had the great pleasure in receiving an unsolicited call from a UK company marketing their 'free solar panel' deal. Since I'm interested ...

Compare Solar PV Installers

[03 Mar 2010]

Below is a list of Solar PV installation companies, most of which we have contacted for a quotation. We have included a diary of responses they ...

Good Energy Recommends Solar Suppliers

[01 Feb 2011]

Which solar supplier? 100% renewable electricity supplier and micro-generation evangelist Good Energy has provided a small list of solar ...

Solar-powered Facebook Data Center

[16 Apr 2011]

Facebook has opened a new datacenter, to house thousands of servers that power its immense web platform. This one is in Prineville, Oregon, ...