British Gas estimates that if all religious buildings installed solar panels, they would save up to 42,000 tonnes of carbon emissions – the same amount as emitted by 500 transatlantic flights.
Places of worship could make £29m a year from solar panels, British Gas claims - Telegraph
Feed-in tariffs could save faith groups a further £5m as they wouldn’t have to buy their own electricity. Great news for religious buildings, as they tend to have large south-facing roofs which are perfect for installing a PV system.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Solar Impulse completes 24-hour flight
An experimental solar-powered plane landed safely today after completing its first 24-hour test flight, proving that the aircraft can collect enough energy from the sun during the day to stay aloft all night.
An interesting article in the Guardian recently. If an aircraft can collect this amount of energy, imagine what a Sun Switch system on your roof could generate over its 25 year life-span.
Source: Guardian
BedZED is the UK’s largest eco-village. The aim was to help residents and office workers reduce their ecological and carbon footprints to a sustainable, “one planet” level. The plans cover reducing energy use, providing renewable energy, minimising the embodied energy of the buildings, reducing fossil fuel miles and also tackling food, waste, water usage and flooding.
Solar PV panels generate 20% of BedZED’s electricity needs.
Find out more at www.bioregional.com/bedzed.
Source: Flickr / tomchance
Welcome to the Sun Switch blog where we'll keep you up to date with what we're up to and important news from the world of PV.