Powering Your Home

Miliband backs vast solar farms in push to expand renewable power

Ed Miliband has approved subsidies for solar farms covering up to 40 square miles of UK farmland, alongside new onshore…

4 days ago

Rise of the zero-bill home? Ed Miliband pins hopes on solar power

Ed Miliband plans a £13bn Warm Homes push to expand solar, heat pumps and batteries, aiming to cut household energy…

2 months ago

Solar developers look for the exit as falling power prices squeeze returns

Solar developers in Spain are struggling to sell projects as electricity prices fall, valuations slide and oversupply squeezes returns, raising…

2 months ago

Wind farms generate record power on cold November evening

Britain’s wind farms generated a record 22.7GW of electricity on a cold November evening, supplying over half the UK’s power…

3 months ago

Mega solar farms built on England’s best farmland, CPRE warns, as charity urges rooftop-first solar strategy

Nearly two-thirds of England’s largest solar farms have been built on productive agricultural land, with a third of their area…

7 months ago

A Solar Nation: How Britain’s Rooftops Are Becoming Mini Power Stations

On a crisp January morning, the slanting winter sunlight falls across a row of Victorian terraces in north London. At…

1 year ago

Millions of homeowners set to gain from government’s solar power pledge

Millions of UK homeowners are set to receive grants and low-interest loans to install solar panels and batteries, helping cut…

1 year ago

Free electricity on Sundays could become a reality under Miliband’s green energy plans, says EDF

EDF Renewables suggests free electricity on Sundays may be possible under Ed Miliband’s green energy push, as renewable capacity grows.…

1 year ago

How Can We Improve Solar Energy Harvesting?

Solar energy is essential for a sustainable future, but traditional silicon-based solar panels have limitations, such as high cost and…

1 year ago

Mandatory solar panels on new-build homes could power an extra 1.17 million UK households

Good Energy's analysis reveals that mandatory solar panels on 1.5 million new-build homes could generate enough surplus electricity to power…

1 year ago