Adding additional solar panels to an existing system
With the proposed reduction to the solar feed-in tariff, we are getting a huge amount of interest from people looking to install their new solar panels before the 1st January (the date that the...
View ArticleHow Do Solar Power Diverters Work?
We get a fair few comments regarding solar power diverters here at TheGreenAge. These clever little gadgets prevent electricity produced from your solar panels from being exported back to the grid by...
View ArticleCould the export tariff for Solar PV be increased?
When the Government announced plans to reduce the feed-in tariff I think it took everyone in the industry by surprise. The Government’s plan is to reduce the feed-in tariff by 85% in January 2016 –...
View ArticleBuying a house with solar panels
Well over 500,000 properties in the UK now have solar panels installed on their roofs – this equates to approximately 2% of the 28,000,000 homes here in the UK. There is therefore a reasonable chance...
View ArticleIs living off grid realistic?
It is realistic to live off grid? Living off grid means that you are not connected to, or rely on the national grid for your energy needs. This will probably involve some sort of energy storage system...
View ArticleSolar PV Feed in Tariff to be Cut by 63% in Early 2016
Today the Government finally revealed its plan for the solar feed-in tariff. The sad news is that it is a substantial cut from the 8th February 2016. The current feed-in tariff is set at 12.47p/kWh....
View ArticleThe Changes to the FIT explained – 2016
For many years the government has incentivised households and business to adopt renewable energy technologies via the Feed-in Tariff. The FIT is basically a payment made to the owner of solar PV...
View ArticleHow to avoid cowboy tradesmen
Many of the energy saving solutions we talk about on TheGreenAge involve doing some sort of work to your property or business – while some of these are easy DIY solutions, some require the help of a...
View ArticleEcoBuild 2016
We visited EcoBuild 2016 this morning and the one thing that really stuck out was how small this the event had become. Last year it filled two sides of the Excel centre in London, but this year it was...
View ArticlePowerflow Sundial – a Solar PV Battery Storage System
Powerflow Sundial is an innovative UK based solar photovoltaic (PV) battery storage manufacturer that has launched their product in the market for 2016. Why is it of any significance? The market for...
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