Who turned the sun off?

Who turned the sun off?

by | Nov 29, 2015 | renewable energy

Weeks like the one we’ve just had are an off-gridder’s nightmare. After some lovely cold autumnal days, it is now seven days since we saw anything approaching sunshine, and output from our solar PV is negligible, to put it kindly. It is weather like this...
Energy independence

Energy independence

by | Oct 7, 2015 | renewable energy

For those who can’t already claim some form of payment for generating their own energy, or who will face vastly reduced incentives from 2016, there would seem to be few reasons to invest in renewable energy such as solar PV.  Recent coverage of the Tesla home...
I’m no expert, but….

I’m no expert, but….

by | Aug 31, 2015 | renewable energy

So twice this week I’ve had conversations with people who said something along the lines of “Well I’m no expert but really solar isn’t much good here in Northern Ireland because unless its really sunny they don’t work and its never really...