Ed Miliband has approved subsidies for solar farms covering up to 40 square miles of UK farmland, alongside new onshore wind projects, sparking a backlash over costs and land use.
Read MoreEd Miliband plans a £13bn Warm Homes push to expand solar, heat pumps and batteries, aiming to cut household energy bills and create ‘zero-bill’ homes.
Read MoreSolar developers in Spain are struggling to sell projects as electricity prices fall, valuations slide and oversupply squeezes returns, raising wider questions for Europe’s renewable ambitions.
Read MoreBritain’s wind farms generated a record 22.7GW of electricity on a cold November evening, supplying over half the UK’s power mix and enough for 22 million homes, Neso reports.
Read MoreNearly two-thirds of England’s largest solar farms have been built on productive agricultural land, with a third of their area sited on the nation’s most valuable farmland, according to a damning new report from countryside charity CPRE.
Read MoreOn a crisp January morning, the slanting winter sunlight falls across a row of Victorian terraces in north London. At first glance, these brick-built homes look as they have for decades—weathered, modest, quintessentially British. But peer upward, and you’ll notice something distinctly futuristic. Where once there were only sooty chimney pots and mossy slates, sleek photovoltaic (PV) panels now glimmer.
Read MoreMillions of UK homeowners are set to receive grants and low-interest loans to install solar panels and batteries, helping cut bills and boost the push for clean energy by 2030.
Read MoreEDF Renewables suggests free electricity on Sundays may be possible under Ed Miliband’s green energy push, as renewable capacity grows. Smart meters and surplus energy could drive down prices.
Read MoreSolar energy is essential for a sustainable future, but traditional silicon-based solar panels have limitations, such as high cost and difficulty mounting on curved surfaces.
Read MoreGood Energy’s analysis reveals that mandatory solar panels on 1.5 million new-build homes could generate enough surplus electricity to power an extra 1.17 million UK households, cutting costs and boosting renewables.
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