Having solar panels on your roof can allow you to sit back and enjoy decreased energy costs while being more environmentally-friendly. However, when the cold winter months roll around, it can be a time of worry as you’re unsure what …
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From Guest Blogger Derek Lotts: How to Choose the Perfect Solar System for Your Home
The situation with climate change, increased pollution and uncontrollable resource exploitation is getting out of hand, so more and more people are turning to renewable energy sources such as solar power. However, in order to get the most out of …
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From Guest Blogger Simon Stevens: What You Should Think About When Installing Solar Panels
When considering to generate your own energy, solar panels are a popular choice due to the ease of installation, maintenance and you save money whilst reducing your carbon footprint (you can check your carbon footprint here). But before installation, there’s …
From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: What Types of Homes Are Most Energy Efficient?
Solar power, geothermal power and wind power are all alternative energy sources which prevent us from needing to burn fossil fuels in order to heat and power our homes. As our population increases and our energy demands rise, we are …
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From Guest Blogger Diana Smith: Four Tips for Building a Green Home
The development of green homes has really seen a sharp increase in the last couple of years. This is great news, as it signifies that we are becoming more and more aware of our environment and the impact we as …
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From Guest Blogger Anica Oaks: Four Ways Science Has Revolutionized Solar Tech in the Last 10 Years
The chief obstacles to bringing solar power to mainstream consumers have been low efficiency, storage, and high cost compared to conventional energy grids. Solar panels require hundreds or thousands of photovoltaic cells to capture sunlight, convert it into electrons, and …
From Guest Blogger Wiktoria Jablonska: Albert Einstein–The Father of Solar Cells [infographic]
Solar energy is being regarded as the power source of the future. The existing and emerging technologies that use sunlight to generate electricity are considered the cleanest renewable energy source available. Most importantly, it’s a potential solution to the ongoing …
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From Guest Blogger Becky Evans: What Types of Businesses Can Benefit from Solar Panels?
Absolutely any business can significantly benefit from solar panels. Big or small and across all industries, if you have a roof over your business then it is more than likely that your company can save with Solar PV. Commercial roofs …
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From Guest Blogger Diana Smith: Energy Saving Starts at Your Own Home
There are two reasons why you should be paying attention to your electricity bill and they’re both extremely important. The first one concerns protecting our environment, the message should be pretty clear: eco-friendliness starts at your home. If this isn’t …
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From Guest Blogger Ian Pearson: Make Your Roof Stand Out Among Your Neighbors, and Make It Eco-Friendly
Installing a new roof is one of those investments which only happens once or twice during a lifetime. A properly installed roof functions not only as a protection against the elements, but is also considered as a way to raise …
