PV solar panels for this crazy world

Yet another round of increasing energy prices. Either switch tariffs, wear a jumper, or invest in solar panels!

These are the options to shield yourself today. The future of energy in the UK is uncertain, but what’s certain is suppliers can’t guarantee prices. Those that can afford should contemplate alternative ways to shield – long-term. Read the rest of this entry »

The rising costs of energy are written in stone, so why are people still not looking for ways to beat the inevitable with PV solar panels?

Future predictions can come from prophets like Nostradamus or our modern age weathermen with their solar-powered satellites. You certainly don’t need billion dollar space technology or bearded renaissance wise men to see the future of energy now. This reason is why it perplexes me that more people aren’t installing PV solar panels (photovoltaic) en-mass today? Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been singing the praises of solar panels since 2004. I’ve seen many solar companies come and go in the earliest years. I’ve seen them all from corporations like BP to smaller groups.

The one thing they have in common is over-zealous and commission-hungry salespeople. Now, this is nothing unique to the solar panel industry, but having worked a couple of years in such an environment myself, I have heard and seen it all. Read the rest of this entry »

While enjoying a pint on a countryside walk, I was distracted by a conversation about solar panels. A debate of the effectiveness of solar panels in the UK began.

Interested to hear a stranger’s point-of-view, I earwigged whilst admiring the beautiful Welsh countryside. Resisting the urge to declare my own enthusiasm, I listened as they began to espouse the usual solar myths.

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A feed-in tariff incentive for solar heating panels has been announced. The Renewable Heat Incentive for solar heating is now available. Announced this week by Greg Barker of the Department of Energy and Climate Change. This is similar to an already existing PV export tariff for photovoltaic solar panels.

A payment tariff of 19.2p per kWh for heated solar output for seven-years has been confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

They’ll be knocking down our doors to get hold of photovoltaics! Not got PV solar panels installed yet? Here’s a little help to adopt PV.

Human history is littered with mistakes and bad decisions. Ignoring the true-scale of the UK’s energy problems, prove this hypothesis correct. Read the rest of this entry »