Category: Solar Sales and Services

A HOUSEHOLDER has been told he can put solar panels on the roof of his home wihout having to make a planning application. Jonathan Loader asked Torfaen Borough Council to issue a certificate confirming the panels to be placed on his property at Garth Road in Ty Coch, Cwmbran would be a lawful development His application stated: “Although it does not need planning permission I would like to apply for lawful development certificate for peace of mind in the event of any future sale.” Council planners said Mr Loader had confirmed,…

By Amaia J. Gavica/Cronkite News ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 degrees, the longest such streak ever. That searing Arizona heat dehydrates crops and evaporates water the state needs to conserve. Creating shade is one way to combat the problem. By using solar panels, farmers can simultaneously protect their plants, save water and lower their energy bills – and some are doing just that with help from federal programs designed to encourage this sustainable method of…

Oxford researchers have their solar ambitions set on terawatts.  To help the world transition to renewable energy, Oxford PV, a spinoff of research from the storied U.K. university, plans to commercialize breakthrough solar panel tech that can provide unprecedented amounts of power per sunbeam, according to CleanTechnica and the firm.  The secret is combining perovskite with silicon. Perovskite is a family of crystalline minerals that the U.S. Energy Department says has “potential for high performance and low production costs in solar cells.” Silicon is an already common material used in…

Oxford researchers have their solar ambitions set on terawatts. To help the world transition to renewable energy, Oxford PV, a spinoff of research from the storied U.K. university, plans to commercialize breakthrough solar panel tech that can provide unprecedented amounts of power per sunbeam, according to CleanTechnica and the firm. The secret is combining perovskite with silicon. Perovskite is a family of crystalline minerals that the U.S. Energy Department says has “potential for high performance and low production costs in solar cells.” Silicon is an already common material used in…

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The Harrison County Board of Education will discuss the possibility of a project that would see solar panels installed on buildings throughout the county. Board members will weigh the pros and cons of entering into a power purchase agreement during the board’s regular meeting Tuesday.

MILLER CITY, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 10, 2024– Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced that it recently installed the “Golden Row” at its Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, Ohio near Miller City. The Golden Row represents the first row of solar panels for which the rest of construction will be modeled after. With the Golden Row in place, Avangrid has continued work on site and installed more than 1,000 panels to date.

Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state with lots of sunny days that adores its electronic gadgetry and environment, yet is saddled with the highest residential electricity rates in the continental U.S. But how much does going solar shave off those electricity bills? A major new study by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that analyzed 500,000 households across the U.S. in 2021 offers the best snapshot to date on estimated savings of rooftop solar for American consumers. The study found the median American…

Keir Starmer’s new Labour government today unveils plans for a “rooftop revolution” that will see millions more homes fitted with solar panels in order to bring down domestic energy bills and tackle the climate crisis. The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, also took the hugely controversial decision this weekend to approve three massive solar farms in the east of England that had been blocked by Tory ministers. The three sites alone – Gate Burton in Lincolnshire, Sunnica’s energy farm on the Suffolk-Cambridgeshire border and Mallard Pass on the border between Lincolnshire…

Ed Miliband’s decision to give the go-ahead for the construction of three big solar sites in eastern England is a major boost for renewable energy generation in the UK and has been welcomed by green campaigners. But many other changes are needed in the way electricity is generated and transmitted if Britain is to achieve its net-zero ambitions. Here we sum up some of the issues and headaches that lie ahead. The need for subsidies Britain’s commitment to solar power has fluctuated. Initially, government subsidies encouraged homeowners to install solar…