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Solar PV Electricity

Solar Electricity (PV Technology) Solar electricity (generated by the Sun's rays) has to be a key part of the energy mix as we move into a new era of electricity generation. If you are interested in becoming a micro-generator (for example ... (more)

Solar Water Heating

Solar Water Heating Here you can read up on domestic solar water heating. Solar heating is a more effective way of saving money, and having hot water at all times. Read on to find out more! Types and Parts of a Solar Heating system They ... (more)

Feed-in Tariffs explained

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, solar electricity needs financial assistance from the state, and how this is determined ... (more)

Solar PV Readings for Cherwell, east-facing

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Solar PV Readings for Cherwell, south-facing

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UK Government backtracking on FiT cuts?

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 "First Progress Report on the Promotion and Use of Energy from Renewable Sources for the United Kingdom ... (more)

Could oil be the magic ingredient for solar power?

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 itself. Two US-based research teams - at Florida and at Texas - are applying plastic technologies ... (more)

Solar Readings for NR28 0JG

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Our Windsave Wind Turbine is No More

After four years being mounted on the end of our house, the Windsave 1kW wind turbine has finally been taken down. It was dismantled by crew that installed our solar PV system, and we took that opportunity to have it removed because of its ... (more)

How to Clean Solar Panels

Solar absorption is a critical factor in getting your solar panels working efficiently and producing lots of useful electricity. The last thing they need is to be caked in dirt or dust, but how much cleaning do they really need? The YouGen ... (more)

Solar PV expected and actual generation

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 to actual input, over the period 9 Nov 2011-8 November 2012. Notes: The graph displays daily expected ... (more)

How to Use the SMA Sunny Boy Inverter

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 from your solar panels and converts it to AC suitable for exporting to the national grid (through ... (more)

Our Leap into Solar PV

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 of our house. The prices of the solar panels had fallen considerably in the 18 months between quotes ... (more)

Checklist for a Solar PV Installation

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 that you may find useful when evaluating the feasibility of solar micro-gen and when getting ... (more)