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The Evergreen Energy Installer Toolkit is our design calculation software, previously known as Easy RSS. It covers all the main renewables technologies (air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, biomass, solar thermal, solar PV and our newest addition, battery storage. Free with an Easy MCS subscription for one user, or available on its own… Continue reading Installer Toolkit

Solar PV generation in the UK increased by 93% year-on-year in 2014 and reached 3.9TWh, according to figures released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change. DECC’s UK Energy Statistics report for 2014 showed that renewable energy generation increased by 20% in 2014 to 64.4TWh with Solar PV reporting the greatest increase among all renewable… Continue reading UK Solar PV generation almost double in 2014

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has completed the installation of the UK’s largest single-roof-mounted Solar PV array at its East Midlands distribution centre.  The 24,272 panel Solar PV system, which covers the site’s 900,000sq.ft roof, will generate over 5,000MWh of electricity per year – the equivalent amount of energy to power 1,190 homes.  The energy generated will provide… Continue reading M&S completes UK’s largest rooftop solar project

The UK’s largest Solar PV farm has been connected to the grid. The 48MW Southwick Estate Solar Farm in Hampshire is now operating as the UK’s largest solar farm following grid connection.  The project, which is generating enough renewable electricity to supply the equivalent of 14,500 homes, has overtaken the UK’s previous largest solar farm. … Continue reading UK’s largest Solar PV farm connected to the grid

Low carbon energy sources supplied at least 35% of the UK’s electricity in 2014, according to figures released by DECC. The figures have increased by approximately 3% over 2013; an increase driven by an 11% increase in wind output. Along side this, coal power production fell by 7%, although it still accounted for a third of… Continue reading 35% electricity came from low carbon sources in 2014

Ed Davey has given approval for the giant Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind farm in the North Sea which is being applauded as one of the most significant infrastructure projects ever undertaken by the wind industry.  The Dogger Bank Creyke Beck wind project is now the largest consented offshore wind project in the world.… Continue reading World’s largest onshore wind farm approved

Happy New Year from all the team at Easy MCS. Thank you for all your support through 2014, we look forward to continuing to work with you throughout 2015. To become an MCS Installer, and offer the Renewable Heat Incentive or Feed in Tariffs, speak to Easy MCS on Freephone 0800 612 43 42 or email [email protected] or apply online if you are already registered with Easy MCS,… Continue reading Happy New Year from easy MCS

Solar provider Kingspan Energy has installed Ireland’s largest rooftop Solar PV system on a manufacturing plant in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.  The 4,800 panel Solar PV system will generate 1.1GW of electricity a year, meeting 30% of the energy requirements of the plant.  The facility is actually operated by Kingspan Environmental – a separate division of… Continue reading Kingspan complete largest Solar Pv array in ireland

Merry Christmas from all the team at Easy MCS. We hope you all have a fantastic time and enjoy the break. To become an MCS Installer, and offer the Renewable Heat Incentive or Feed in Tariffs, speak to Easy MCS on Freephone 0800 612 43 42 or email [email protected] or apply online if you are already registered with Easy MCS, then contact your mentor with any queries.

Wind energy broke new records for monthly, weekly and half-hourly electricity generation in January, providing enough energy to power almost nine million UK homes. Official figures from the National Grid reveal that 14% of Britain’s electricity came from wind turbines in January. The weekly record was also broken with 1.119GWh generated, and the half-hourly record… Continue reading UK wind power breaks all records