However Much We Multiply Solar, Getting It Done Is The Crucial Thing

As times grow increasingly exciting for the renewable energy industry in the UK, the focus is now on how ambitious plans by the new Labour government can be achieved - and if they go far enough.?

On the face of it, the programme is impressive - to double onshore wind, treble solar and quadruple offshore wind by 2030, by which time no more fossil fuels will power the grid.

But the country’s top climate advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), has urged the Prime Minister to act fast and go further.

Today (July 18) it demanded, by 2030:

• Annual offshore wind installations must increase by at least three times, onshore wind will need to double and solar installations must increase by five times.
• About 10% of existing homes in the UK will need to be heated by a heat pump, compared to only 1% today.
• The market share of new electric cars needs to increase from 16.5% in 2023 to nearly 100%.

This is all set in context, amidst a political environment that now appreciates the value and urgency of a rapid clean energy transition at scale.

Solar Revolution

This week, encouragingly, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband (above) announced a “solar revolution” for the UK.?

While Labour wants to treble installations, and the CCC wants a five-fold increase, the ability to deliver at such a pace is being questioned.

Are there enough skilled workers? Will there be enough new planning officers to push through the schemes? Will the grid be able to cope?

Labour has so far shown a very collaborative approach to most of its policies and departments, bringing on board key business people who know what they are talking about, instead of relying on politicians who are still finding their feet. That’s encouraging.

At SNRG, we are actively promoting how our funded SmartGrid can help accelerate the solar revolution and clean energy transition, while overcoming grid constraints and creating cheaper energy bills.

Our SmartGrid solution utilises solar PV, battery storage and intelligent energy optimisation to maximise the consumption of low cost renewable generation.?

Electricity is generated onsite through rooftop or ground-mounted solar panels and any excess power is stored in a communal battery, used flexibly to meet peak demand.?

By doing this on the consumer side - behind the meter - we reduce strain on the grid.

This enables new developments to be connected more quickly, and can accelerate the connection of new renewable electric projects at scale.

To find out more about the SNRG SmartGrid, please visit www.oursnrg.com