Mortality rate is indeed a concern in some parts of the world. This is especially because of the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic, poor living conditions, no access to healthcare facilities, and several other reasons. But despite this, the world’s population is always on the increase. There are many implications Continue Reading
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Self repairing and solar panelled: The future of roads
Research from car leasing service, Leasing Options. As we enter 2020, they have been investigating the most exciting technologies currently in development to not only improve our daily commutes but the environment too. Here, they have taken the famous and recognisable street, Piccadilly Circus and conceptualised how all these technologies may interact Continue Reading
New Research Shows Uneven UK Solar Distribution and Highlights Potential Opportunities
As summer sees Britain breaking record after record for solar power generation, new research, compiled by Green Business Watch, ranks the UK’s solar performance on a county-by-county basis for the first time. With the growing public demand for sustainable builds, the UK Solar Power County Rankings provide an unprecedented amount Continue Reading
Passer-by raises safety alarm over solar panel contractor
A solar panel installation company and its director have been fined after a passer-by reported unsafe work on a commercial job. Reading Crown Court heard how an HSE inspector visited the site following the tip-off where Sasie Limited was installing solar panels on the roof of a commercial building. The Continue Reading
Work begins on 2.8MW solar farm
Nearly 10,000 solar panels are being installed on farmland in Monk Sherborne, The solar farm is being built by Lightsource Renewable Energy at Hill End Farm, in Aldermaston Road, after Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council approved the company’s plans in December. The 6.37-hectare site is now being transformed into a Continue Reading
Costain plans to build its own solar farm
Costain is seeking planning permission to develop a major solar farm on disused land north of Heathrow. The proposed scheme on land owned by Costain since the early 1960s could generate 5.5MW of energy, enough to power around 1,650 homes. The 37-acre site, near Sipson Road and Holloway Lane in Continue Reading
Council Could Save By Going Solar
Leicestershire County Council has to cut £110 million from its budget by 2018 and has revealed that it is considering installing solar panels on County Hall to help tackle escalating energy bills. The council has identified a range of energy-saving measures that it can implement to help meet its financial Continue Reading
The Shams concentrated solar energy plant has opened in Abu Dhabi’s western region.
Shams 1 is the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in the world. It will produce 100MW of power, sufficient to provide energy to about 20,000 homes. It covers an area of 2.5km2 – or 285 football fields – and features more than 258,000 mirrors mounted on 768 tracking parabolic trough Continue Reading
Solar panels ‘a popular choice among Brits’
Many homeowners in the UK are keen to fit solar panels to their properties. This is according to residential customer liaison for Joju Solar Will Broadfoot, who offered some advice on making eco-friendly home improvements. He said any properties facing south with a roof that has a pitch of between Continue Reading
Households In The Dark Over Solar Subsidies
The results of a study reveal that almost three quarters (71%) of British homeowners with their own roof say they do not know how much the renewable energy subsidy scheme; the feed in tariff (FIT) is costing an average household. This is one of the findings from a study released Continue Reading