Category: Solar panels
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Do solar panels and underfloor heating mean free heating?
With increasing energy bills, it’s not uncommon to look at renewable energy such as solar panels as a way of reducing costs. Despite the initial investment, it can pay dividends in the long run, reducing your energy bills and improving your carbon footprint. But, is it ever possible to pinpoint exactly what your solar power…
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Will the UK’s solar power boom be built on the back of slave labour?
Is the UK’s clean energy transition at risk of being powered by modern slavery? That was the stark question raised in a heated Parliamentary debate on the Great British Energy Bill, as MPs clashed over whether the government is doing enough to prevent solar panels linked to forced labour from entering the UK’s energy supply…
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Homeowner has solar panel application rejected — only to find 2,000 acre solar farm is approved next door
A Wiltshire homeowner who was denied permission to install solar panels on his property is now leading a battle against a sprawling 2,200-acre solar farm planned for the countryside near his home. Tony Ward, who has lived in his Grade II listed home in Chippenham for two decades, says the proposed development would devastate the…
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Why the cost of getting solar panels for your home is about to rise
The cost of solar panels in the UK could be set to rise following a major policy change by the Chinese government. China has reduced export tax rebates for key solar panels and key solar components, including photovoltaic (PV) cells, solar glass and solar ribbons, from 13% to 9%, which could be removed entirely later…
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Sunshine Bill requiring solar panels to be mandatory rejected in parliament
The UK Parliament has voted against the “Sunshine Bill,” officially known as the New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill, which proposed all newly built homes would be required to have solar panels. This bill aimed to make new homes not only more cost-effective to live in but also more environmentally responsible. However, it faced opposition from…