Solar panels on the roof of North Harringay School
Haringey Council is embarking on a £15million solar panel programme which they claim "could double London’s current solar power capacity".
The council has agreed to install thousands of solar panels on council buildings, schools and social housing in the borough.
The Council say that the project will help to tackle inequality and support the local economy by generating low-cost energy, helping people out of fuel poverty, and creating work opportunities – whilst also helping the council to fulfil its commitment to carbon reduction.
The programme will see the council invest up to £8.5million in photovoltaic (PV) panels for council buildings while some rooftops, such as those on social housing, will be rented to third-party providers.
The council’s repayment costs will be entirely met from the profit from the feed-in tariff, and the project will also deliver savings on energy costs.
The project will potentially see:
Tags for Forum Posts: solar, solar power
That's a very sweeping statement MzMoore - can you clarify what you mean?
Germany's production has been growing at an annual rate of above 50% since 2009 - but Germany is the world's largest producer of solar energy technology..
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarstrom#Bruttostromerzeugung_aus_So...
http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/DE/Energiekonzept/energieko...
© 2024 Created by Hugh. Powered by
© Copyright Harringay Online Created by Hugh