Way back in the mists of time, it was Thomas Edison who made the bold statement that we would need to harness the power of the sun if we were to successfully power the world. After a brief hiatus when we fell more in love with fossil fuels than was generally thought good for us, many people are coming back…
Month: January 2015

Do Solar Panels Make Your Property More Valuable?
The one question that many of those new to renewable technologies ask is whether having something installed, especially popular technology like solar panels, will have an adverse effect on the value of their property. There has been much debate on this subject over the years but little in the way of research. The general consensus is that it should add…

Say Hello to Flow a Micro CHP revolution has begun!
Is Flow Leading the Microgeneration Revolution? One of the problems with producing great renewable technology on a micro scale that has real benefits for domestic properties has always been the affordability. Now energy company Flow have combined cutting edge new technology that has been developed over the past 10 years and combined it with an imaginative set of financing options…

Solar Panels on Every Rooftop: Is the Future Micro?
According to Business Green almost half a million of us now have solar panels installed on our roof tops with more to come over the next year as domestic homes and businesses try to take advantage of the Feed in Tariff benefits of this particular renewable energy. According to Leonie Green from the Solar Trade Association: “A quiet solar revolution…

Is the Green Deal Still Struggling with the Golden Rule?
The Green Deal was initially introduced by the Government to help people get access to renewable technologies without having to make the upfront financial investment. It worked like this: You got a green deal assessment that took a look at your property and made suggestions about what you could do to improve energy efficiency. Technically this could be anything from…