Switch to solar with a system built for you. Solar thermal energy is the process of concentrating sunlight to generate heat, which can be used to generate electricity or heat a home, its water supply ...

Brien Baker, left, an architect with Simple City Studio in Amherst, talks during a recent open house at 781 Burts Pit Road in Northampton on the affordable homes’ new solar-powered heat pumps, while ...

• Hot-water usage: Since the more hot water you use the more money you save with a solar heating system, large households will save a lot more by going solar. For example, a family of four will save a ...

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

Welcome to our series answering reader questions and concerns about how to cut the utility company cord. I currently use wood to heat my off-grid home but would like to figure out my options for using ...

It has been announced that the Future Homes Standard will mandate that most new homes built from 2028 must include on-site renewable energy generation as standard.

Net-zero homes manifest through an intricate combination of construction and building management tactics. Renewable energy ...

All new homes built in England must generate their own green energy from 2028, under new rules implemented by the Government today. In practice, it means no new-build homes will have gas boilers, and ...

Developers in England will be required to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems, including heat pumps, in all new homes under sweeping government rules aimed at cutting energy bills and ...