Angela Merkel announced this morning that Germany will aim to wean itself off Nuclear Power completely by...
Not so sunny North Cornwall!
on May 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
We completed a fun job last week at Treyarnon Bay, North Cornwall. It was a 3.995 kWp system – using very nice Schott 235 panels and the ever dependable Diehl Ako 3800S. The install was overseen by our core install team, while also integrating members of a local installer. Our install partnership programme is beginning...
Lucas vs Monbiot
on March 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
At last, the Guardian stops making life so easy for George Monbiot. Caroline Lucas from the Green Party actually makes quite a good fist of making George look foolish in their debate in today’s Guardian, billed as renewables versus...
Don’t get mad, get even.
on March 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
Undercover of all the other momentous events in the news lately came the shocking revelation from Ofgem that, yes, we are indeed being exploited by our energy suppliers. Sorry for the sarcastic tone, but did anyone in the UK think any different? Alistair Buchanan, CEO of Ofgem was having to hype up their recent findings...
Our own MSc!
on March 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
Just a quick note to welcome Tendai Mupunga to the IWCTE fold! Tendai has an MSc in Intelligent Buildings as well as being a whizz in Construction Studies/Quantity Surveying. She will be heavily involved in specifying systems all over the UK from our offices in Oxfordshire – she will be on email and phone helping...
The Cost of Not Installing Renewable Energy
on March 21, 2011 1 Comment
Today I had the misfortune of running low of diesel on the motorway on the way to see a customer. I left the garage in...
Feed-In Tariff Rates – higher rates for Homes!
on March 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
So the government (DECC) has published its recommendations to try to curtail the supposed fashion for huge PV systems sweeping the country. Big problems for systems over 50kw – but for homes, actually larger rates! Read...
RHI Announcement: “Not with a bang but a whimper.”
on March 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
The long-awaited and much-delayed RHI (“Renewable Heat Incentive”) announcement which many hoped would stimulate uptake in renewable heat production in the same way FITs have for renewable electricity was distinctly underwhelming, at least from a domestic perspective. However, perhaps this isn’t too much of a...
Optimising Roof Space – a recent example
on March 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
For many of our clients, getting the optimum power output from a limited amount of suitable roof space is the key challenge. Typically panels are mounted in a ‘portrait’ orientation which seems to be most people’s preference from an aesthetic standpoint. Occasionally however, in order to make the most of the space...
Shading and why it matters
on February 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
It stands to reason that shading is a bit of a dirty word when it comes to photovoltaic arrays – if there’s shading on a solar module, it’s not going to produce any electricity,...