Solar Power

Prefab

This entry was posted in Solar Power on November 19, 2004 by Ian Pattinson

The Housing Minister has called for more pre-fab homes to be built in the UK. No mention of energy saving features, but surely if mass production lowers unit cost then they can look at incorporating solar and other features.

Grand Designs

This entry was posted in Solar Power on November 13, 2004 by Ian Pattinson

The Channel 4 wesite has a page listing the companies involved in builds on Grand Designs. This one is particularly useful, being about the underground house built in Cumbria.

A specific link, for later reference as the site is currently under construction, Sundog Energy– providers of solar panels based in Penrith.

Sun farm

This entry was posted in Solar Power on October 27, 2004 by Ian Pattinson

It’s possible to retro fit almost any building with solar panels. Take the example of Manchester’s CIS tower- soon to have them on all 400 feet of its service tower.

Clear skies

This entry was posted in photovoltaic Solar Power Grants on October 22, 2004 by Ian Pattinson

The DTI funds Clearskies renewable energy grants, which cover solar, wind and water power sources and other systems such as ground source heat pumps.

The site also has a list of approved installers and products which seem comprehensive enough for most projects.

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Clear skies

This entry was posted in Solar Power on October 22, 2004 by Ian Pattinson

The DTI funds Clearskies renewable energy grants, which cover solar, wind and water power sources and other systems such as ground source heat pumps.

The site also has a list of approved installers and products which seem comprehensive enough for most projects.

Solar attractive

This entry was posted in Solar Power on October 22, 2004 by Ian Pattinson

For years the complaint about roof mounted photovoltaic panels has been that they’re ugly and potentially damaging. But now several companies are bringing out panels that can be fitted as roof tiles. Wired reports on them.

The Eco House

This entry was posted in Green building Solar Power on October 8, 2004 by Ian Pattinson

Jo’s designing an Eco House for Mum and Dad. I’m interested in the subject, and have been for a while. So now we have this blog, for swapping ideas back and forth and pointing to cool green stuff.

I’m going to start out by recommending some related books from Amazon-

The Passive Solar House: Using Solar Design to Heat and Cool Your Home

The Whole House Book: Ecological Building Design and Materials

Sewage Solutions: Answering the Call of Nature

I’m off to do some research and come back with a longer list.