The Effects on Lifestyle as a Home Solar Energy System Owner. Learn About Solar Panel Angles and Wiring, Home Battery Storage, ROI and Hedge Against Price Hikes For years, installing a home solar energy system has been a recurring thought for me. In the early days, I was renting and this aspiration was unattainable. The idea gained […]

Guide on strategic decision-making on investment in solar energy for usage with heat pumps. Enhancing electrical infrastructure, and planning for future energy efficiency. As the world shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy, homeowners increasingly explore ways to make their homes more energy-efficient and sustainable. The UK government actively encourages this transition by offering a £7,500 […]

Solar panel optimisers: key facts

• Unshaded roof: 2.0-2.7% energy gain over a standard string inverter
• Light shading: 3.0-4.5% gain (NREL Photovoltaic Shading Testbed)
• Moderate shading: 15-18% gain
• Heavy shading: 18-22% gain
• Mixed orientation (east/west split): 10-15% gain
• Uniform cloud cover: marginal loss (0.7-1.1%) versus a modern inverter alone

Straightforward guide to connecting solar batteries, the tradeoffs involved and optimising for specific cases. Sometimes a single battery is not enough for your home in one of few of the following ways: Fortunately you can solve for either of these with multiple batteries and the right connection type – series or parallel. This guide will […]