Renewable Energy at Home
Power Your Home with Renewable Energy
Thinking about installing solar panels or switching to renewable energy? Get all the information you need with these expert resources.
Solar Panels: Is Your Roof Suitable?
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Energy Saving Trust’s Solar Guide – A comprehensive, easy-to-read guide on installing solar panels.
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NEP’s Solar PV Mini Guide – A quick summary to check if your home is solar-ready.
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Centre for Sustainable Energy’s Solar Wizard – Enter your postcode to see estimated costs, benefits, and payback time for your actual roof (note: some rural postcodes may not be covered).
Funding Your Renewable Energy Upgrades
Want to invest in solar panels, battery storage, or a heat pump but need help with costs?
Lendology, an ethical community interest company, offers renewable energy loans to help spread the cost and make sustainability more affordable.
Start your renewable energy journey today!
Affordable Solar Panels: Greening Southwell’s Initiative
Greening Southwell, a community group in Newark and Sherwood District, researched solar panel installation costs to help residents secure the best prices. Their Solar Streets project in 2019 attracted 30+ households, leading them to evaluate 12 suppliers, shortlist three, and select one for installations, including battery storage.
Is Wood Burning a Clean Heating Option?
Wood-burning methods can offer cost savings, but they also contribute to indoor and outdoor air pollution.
In a Shropshire webinar, Energy Assessor, Jeremy Brignell-Thorp, examines carbon emissions, air quality concerns (40:00 min), and ways to optimise wood stove efficiency. Watch the video here
The impact of burning wood domestically is also having an impact on outdoor air pollution, undermining the fall in particulate pollution from UK roads. The impacts on children’s health has led the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to recommend phasing out wood burning in urban areas and increasing public awareness of health harms.