Sustainable Ferriby

Category: Solar Panels

  • Plug in solar arrives in time for the end of summer

    Plug in solar arrives in time for the end of summer

    A Small Change That Could Make a Big Difference 27 August 2026 marked an important milestone for home energy in the UK. Compliant plug-in solar systems are now legal across Great Britain, allowing households to generate electricity simply by plugging an approved solar kit into a standard socket. For many people, particularly those in flats,…

  • What Energy Really Costs in Land: Looking Beyond the Fence Line

    What Energy Really Costs in Land: Looking Beyond the Fence Line

    Why land area only matters when you count all the land that energy really uses Arguments about land use in energy often begin with a photograph and end with a conclusion. A gas-fired power station occupies a compact industrial site. A nuclear station sits within a relatively small, well-defined boundary. A solar farm spreads across…

  • “Put Solar on Roofs Instead” – Does the Maths Add Up?

    “Put Solar on Roofs Instead” – Does the Maths Add Up?

    It takes just 42 homes with rooftop solar to match the output of an acre of solar farm. So could rooftop panels, warehouses and car parks eliminate the need for solar farms? This article explores the maths behind one of the UK’s most heated energy debates.

  • Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Building out renewable infrastructure obviously requires mining and has carbon emissions. It’s the scale of that compared with fossil fuels that matters. The difference is shocking.

  • Help with your homes sustainability upgrades

    Help with your homes sustainability upgrades

    UK mortgage lenders often offer incentives for homeowners who adopt renewables or improve energy efficiency, and the market has actually expanded. As of 2026 there are over 90 green mortgage products available, up from just four in 2019.

  • Nuclear Power Vs. Renewables

    Nuclear Power Vs. Renewables

    While there are many folk (often with dubious motivation) who claim that Renewable Energy Sources can never supply all a nations electricity needs, there is also a rather more sensible discussion on the role of nuclear power in the operation of our grids. The thinking is that nuclear provides a robust, ‘firm’ (i.e. predictable and…

  • Two Million UK Homes  Now on Solar Power

    Two Million UK Homes  Now on Solar Power

    The UK’s solar sector has entered a new phase of rapid expansion, with March 2026 marking the strongest month for new installations in more than a decade. Government data shows that 27,607 solar systems were added nationwide during the month, pushing the country beyond the milestone of two million total installations and lifting national household…

  • Why Solar Farms Aren’t the Threat to Agriculture People Assume They Are

    Why Solar Farms Aren’t the Threat to Agriculture People Assume They Are

    Many people express dismay at the use of farmland for solar farms, but only consider it in isolation. This article expands the context, considering food security and biofuel crops in comparison

  • Geothermal vs household solar

    Geothermal vs household solar

    A previous article discusses the United Downs geothermal project. This asks why we shouldn’t spend that money on more solar and wind, or more nuclear generation.