Green report calls on mayor Boris Johnson to improve capital’s solar uptake
High installation costs, landlord and tenant issues and the prevalence of apartment blocks are among the factors holding back uptake of solar photovoltaics (PV) on London’s buildings. The amount of generated solar electricity has doubled in the UK over the last year, but London has the lowest uptake of solar panels of any region on mainland Britain.
A new report by Green Party member of the London Assembly Jenny Jones considers solar potential in the capital, plus key barriers and possible solutions. It recommends the formation of a dedicated City Hall team to help businesses, tenants and communities install solar on the empty rooftops of London’s commercial and industrial businesses, supermarkets, flats, schools, transport and public buildings.
Findings in the report include:
Only one in 260 London households have installed solar panels. The South West of England has eight times the installation rate of London
London has the potential to supply a fifth of its electricity needs from solar PV
There are wide variations in take up rates between London boroughs. Waltham Forest has one solar PV installation for every 88 homes, while neighbouring Enfield has one per 362 homes.
Jones called on London mayor Boris Johnson to take action to improve PV uptake in the capital, for example by incorporating rooftop PV into such existing retrofit programmes as its RE:NEW and RE:FIT. Jones said: “Given that solar photovoltaics have the greatest potential of any renewable electricity generating technology, it is astonishing that the mayor is not promoting and helping London’s residents, businesses, schools and communities to harvest solar electricity from their underused and empty roof tops”
The report, London is ready for a brighter future – Solar generated electricity – Why are we missing out? can be downloaded here.
Source: http://www.building4change.com/article.jsp?id=2440#.U8gPrPldWKJ
Report from – Jo Smit 10/7/2014
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