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I think it is fair to say that the UK solar industry has spent the past 12 months screaming out to a Government which has not been listening. This has been a frustrating experience, made all the…

Life after the feed-in tariff review suddenly became a bit clearer yesterday as politicians, industry players and other supporters met at the House of Commons to discuss the future of solar technology in the UK.

Sounds dull I know … but it has reduced the normally calm Sundog Energy engineer sat on the desk behind me to screaming point. I have held off writing this for a few weeks as I keep thinking that I will be able to present a clear conclusion – but that point still looks a while off. Smaller systems are relatively uncomplicated.

The requirement to fit a DC isolator in a solar PV system comes from BS7671 – Part 712.537.2.1.1, which states “To allow maintenance of the PV convertor, means of isolating the PV convertor from the d.c. side and the a.c. side must be provided”…

I was encouraged to see the government’s recent commitment to legally binding emissions targets, including policy to encourage renewable generation. However, all these technological changes will put an immense strain on our national grid. In order for the network to cope with the strain, careful investment is needed.

The UK solar industry’s worst fears have today been realised as Government ploughs ahead with its proposed feed-in tariff cuts. Paying absolutely no attention to industry’s kicking and screaming, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has kept to its original plan and imposed ridiculously reduced rates of…

Following on from last week’s Green Investment Bank announcement, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published an array of papers designed to summarise the intricacies of, and reassure UK homeowners about, the Green Deal. After fears that the ‘greenest Government…

I am currently working on edition 3 of the guide to the installation of PV systems…

The Government’s Climate Change Committee is having its John and Yoko moment. Summoning the world’s press to its bedside, the Committee announced that the UK should renounce fossil fuels…in favour of nuclear power. The report was actually supposed to be about renewable energy. In reality, it turned out to be just a veneer for bringing nuclear back into the game.

Getting a solar PV system connected to the grid can be straightforward – but problems do occur.