The end of the year brings some more good news for customers and installers alike, with new rules being enforced to reduce ‘costly’ planning system previously in place. Therefore, meaning ‘businesses and homeowners will be able to install solar panels on their roofs without going through the planning system,’ (“New Planning Rules to Boost Solar…
Vehicle to home (V2H) is an exciting new technology which could potentially change the way we store energy for homes, which is currently achieved by installing a battery (commonly along with PV) which can be expensive. Due to electric cars essentially being a big battery on wheels, it makes sense to be able to store…
Things are looking promising with ofgem announcing a new ‘tough policy to clear zombie projects and cut waiting time for energy.’ (“ENA Responds to Ofgem’s New Rules to Speed up Grid Connections,” 2023) This differs from the current policy that prioritises whoever is first, which can lead to long waiting time when projects are abandoned.…
The industry seems to be exploding with new initiatives, proposals and grants at the moment, which reflects the government agenda to push the technology in hopes of achieving net zero, as we discussed in an earlier blog.) Today, we take a look at a new proposal, coming from the government advisory body, which looks to…
In a previous blog, we discussed the potential for market growth in the sector, with ‘Solar PV expected to reach 43 GW by 2028’. In today’s newsletter, we check back in on this – spoiler alert, the outlook is even better than previously thought. Aurora Energy Research has recently stated that “solar power is set…
The USP of Solid Fuel: As the weather changes, more people will be looking to solid fuel appliances to provide warmth in their homes. Now, you might be thinking to yourself, “yes that’s true but there are so many ways to heat a home, why solid fuel?” That in itself is not a bad question,…
OVO introduces the ‘Heat Pump Plus’ initiative which looks to make the heat pump more publicly acceptable, and lower emissions through reducing the price of the technology – in fact, the initiative looks to potentially cut the cost of heating a ‘household by 50%’ (“OVO Launches ‘Cheapest Heat Pump Rate on Market,’” 2023.) Read the…
The government is set on ‘decarbonizing’ the way in which businesses and homes are heated. In turn, making heat pumps, and more specifically the knowledge on how to install them, priceless in the very near future, especially with the government target to install 600,000 heat pumps by 2028 (gov.uk.) Heat pumps function by using heat…
There is some disparity around the use of solar PV from the UK population, mainly due to misconceptions about the technology and its potential benefits. However, one thing is for certain, there is no better time to get involved in solar PV. This blog sets to put the record straight around the technology, and why…
We are one of just five centre’s in the UK to offer this particular course – and with over 30,000 licensed boats on the inland waterways, it might just be worth your while. HETAS has seen a rise in enquiries regarding the effective design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of stoves on boats, and this course…