electrotectUK: #FITs and #EPC, blog by @electrotectUK
Posted on Wednesday May 16, 2012This post was published on 16th May 2012 by admin
Getting a solar PV system installed is no longer just for people who are looking to be “green”. It has increasingly become an interesting financial investment. The Feed-in Tariff guarantees a great payback from your system. Although the initial investment may be quite high, you will most likely earn your money back and then some! [...]
This post was published on 11th May 2012 by admin
The recent changes to the feed-in tariff have brought with them a few things you need to look out for when you’re considering powering your house with solar power in Yorkshire. The main additional requirement is an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). This Certificate shows you how energy efficient your house really is (taking into consideration [...]
This post was published on 4th May 2012 by admin
Renewable energy and particularly solar power has developed rapidly over the last few decades. Improved engineering and more sophisticated technologies have helped solar panels become very durable and have increased their lifespan considerably. This is why most solar panel manufacturers give long warranties on their products, mostly 5 years, on some even 10 years. The [...]
This post was published on 27th April 2012 by admin
April 1st has become a very important date in the solar panel industry. The Feed-in Tariff drop was put into action with new solar panel installations earning 21p/kWh. Solar PV installers in Yorkshire and all over the country have reacted and adjusted to this by now and relative order has returned to the industry. However, [...]
This post was published on 20th April 2012 by admin
The Feed-in Tariff, although only introduced in the UK in April 2010, is not a recent development. Other countries have been using this scheme to incentivise solar panel installations and other renewable energy installations for quite a while. Germany, for example, has been using the Feed-in Tariff for almost a decade. Similar to what has [...]
This post was published on 12th April 2012 by admin
Renewable energy production has taken many different forms. The most common one, especially domestically, are solar panel installations which convert the sun’s irradiance into electricity. An array is installed on your roof and will produce energy during daylight hours, which you can then use in your house. Of course, the sun isn’t the only source [...]
This post was published on 3rd April 2012 by admin
The discovery of the photovoltaic effect by French scientist Edmond Becquerel in 1839 initiated the development of solar cells as we know them today. Becquerel noticed that in an experiment he was conducting, the chemical solution he was using built up an electrical current under the exposure to light. Fast-forward about 100 years and the [...]
This post was published on 28th March 2012 by admin
Once you have found a reliable company amongst the solar panel installers in Yorkshire, there are a few things to consider before the actual installation can take place. During the site survey we at Electrotect check your roof, not just to find out the exact size of it to tell you how many panels [...]
This post was published on 20th March 2012 by admin
The Feed-in Tariff drop has brought with it a lot of changes to the entire industry. The lower FIT rates have caused a drop in people enquiring about solar panels in Yorkshire and all over the rest of the country. This will in turn cause a drop in the amount of work that is available [...]
This post was published on 9th March 2012 by admin
The benefits of solar power have been recognised by many businesses as well as the public sector. The installation of solar panels on non-domestic properties brings with it many benefits: Commercial installations, just like domestic installations, get to make use of the solar Feed-in Tariff. Admittedly, the rates for large-scale installations are slightly lower than [...]
