Solar panels and solar energy news
25/05/10
Seeing the electricity boards meter running BACWARDS, totting up exactly what I am selling back to the grid, is one of the most satisfying sights I have seen in a long while
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19/05/10
Shell yesterday pushed ahead with plans to drill in the Arctic Sea this summer, defying calls for a moratorium on offshore exploration in the pristine wilderness following the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
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12/05/10
The Renewable Heat Incentive is a new government backed scheme which is planned to be introduced in the UK in April 2011. This scheme will reward early installers of solar heating systems who install over the next few years.
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06/05/10
Higher energy bills during the next decade because the UK must replace up to 30 percent of its capacity for power generation capacity as aging plants end their life in service. The government also wants to cut carbon emissions blamed for damaging the climate.
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04/05/10
More home owners are reaching out to take advantage of the feed-in tariff scheme which will pay them 41.3 pence for every unit of electricity they generate from PV solar panels.
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19/04/10
The volcanic disruption should force governments, business and individuals to think more about the alternatives, and how vulnerable our societies really are when nature decides to make changes.
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12/04/10
On Monday March 22, a peak oil and energy workshop was Hosted by the UK Energy Institute on Peak Oil with the Department of Energy and Climate Change and members of the Transition Network also in attendance.
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08/04/10
The oil price is back on the rise, hitting 18-month highs on both sides of the Atlantic this week, and sparking a flurry of predictions that it will be back at $100 per barrel before the end of the summer.
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01/04/10
The solar industry is expecting to see a surge in sales following the launch today of the government's long-anticipated feed in tariff incentive scheme.
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28/03/10
Security of energy supply is going to be a real issue so should we not be deliberately building a vertically integrated renewables industry on the British Isles.
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11/02/10
Big business warns that the UK is unprepared for the oil shortages and price volatility that it predicts will become a reality in the next five years.
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08/02/10
Sir Richard Branson and fellow leading businessmen will warn ministers this week that the world is running out of oil and faces an oil crunch within five years.
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05/02/10
Ofgem yesterday warned that UK energy bills will rise above £2,000 by 2020, while British Gas has just announced a 7% cut. What is going on in the energy markets?
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03/02/10
Power shortages and under investment in UK energy, will result in higher energy bills for UK households within 5 years, warns Ofgem.
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02/02/10
New government backed feed-in tariffs begin this April 2010, to let U.K. consumers who install energy generating technologies such as photovoltaics or pv solar panels claim payments for the low carbon electricity they produce.
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12/01/10
The UK faces are growing exposure to a volatile global gas market and power stations nearing the end of their life. Early action can avoid hasty and even more expensive measures later.
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11/01/10
The UK's reliance on imported gas is set to rise rapidly as UK reserves near depletion in less than eight years.
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07/01/10
With demand for gas rising sharply, Britains gas reserves are running low, meaning the country is more reliant and vulnerable.
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17/12/09
Solar panels are about to become more affordable in 2010. Over the past decade, solar panels called PV panels and solar heating have become increasingly visible up and down the UK.
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17/12/09
Solar panels works by converting the energy from the sun (Photons) into useable heat for heating stored water in a hot water tank or producing power which can be used around the home.
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01/12/09
The big international oil companies such as BP and ExxonMobil are struggling to find enough new oil to replace their exploited reserves year on year.
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23/11/09
Climate change sceptics and fossil fuel companies that have lobbied against action on greenhouse gas emissions have squandered the world's chance to avoid dangerous global warming, a key adviser to the government has said.
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17/11/09
The challenge of feeding billions of people as fuel supplies fall is staggering. And yet leaders' heads remain stuck in the sand. I don't know when global oil supplies will start to decline. I do know that another resource has already peaked and gone into free fall: the credibility of the body that's meant to assess them.
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12/11/09
As the world economies begin their slow recovery from the credit crunch, what does this mean for a solar panel industry in its infancy? Over the last 5 years we have seen solar manufacturing and installations costs increase, due to rising cost of energy for manufacture, resources, materials and manufacturing costs generally is rising globally
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09/11/09
The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.
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23/10/09
Research from the Department of Energy and Climate Change has confirmed that one in four families in the UK are now trapped in "fuel poverty" whereby at least 10% of their income is spent on gas and electricity.
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21/10/09
It is no secret that the UK government has been looking to expand the nuclear side of the power generation system in the UK with little or no success to date. However, a government minister has confirmed that the cost of increasing the U.K.'s nuclear energy capability will be borne by consumers and businesses.
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13/10/09
The latest study on peak oil by the UK Energy Research Centre brings up a good point on why the exact timing of peak oil, whether its already happened or wont until 2030, doesnt matter all that much. In either case, or any point in between, there really isnt enough time for governments to develop strategies to entirely avoid serious economic impact
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12/10/09
Household gas and electricity bills could reach £2,000 a year without drastic action to shore up the UK's energy supply, regulator Ofgem has warned.
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09/10/09
Domestic UK energy bills could rise by 60% by 2016 in a worst-case scenario identified by the energy regulator
Project Discovery is Ofgem’s most comprehensive review of Britain’s energy supplies. Today’s initial report outlines the challenges for Britain’s energy industry. To secure energy supplies and meet carbon targets investment of up to £200 billion is needed. This means customers could face potential price rises to fund this investment.
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22/06/09
Era of the £5,000 a year energy bill – cost of household power to soar in a decade
Energy bills will soar to more than £5,000 a year within the next decade, experts warned last night. Prices are expected to rise by 42 per cent annually forcing thousands of families into fuel poverty. Analysists at uSwitch.com said that the average annual bills have doubled from £580 five years ago to £1,243 today.
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