Info
Info
News Article

GreenKit Survey Tips Solar Rooftop PV For Best Growth

News

Roof top solar PV continues to be the leading solar product according to a new survey by renewable distribution company, GreenKit. Results showed that renewable installers believe solar PV will see the biggest growth in the next three years (31%), closely followed by biomass boilers (23%) and heat pumps (22%).

The survey of 100 GreenKit trade customers revealed that a third of those participating expected solar PV to outstrip all other technologies, demonstrating a new confidence in this easy to fit technology and a good balance between cost and return from the Feed-in Tariff.

Both heat pumps and biomass boilers received just under a quarter of the votes showing a growing level of interest in these heat technologies and the importance of the commercial and domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in encouraging their uptake. However, previously popular technologies such as solar thermal and wind inspired little confidence, both receiving just 5% of the votes.

"This is a good result for solar PV and shows an equally high appetite and confidence for heat technologies," explains GreenKit's Commercial Director, Christos Kottis. "However, we were surprised by the lack of enthusiasm for solar thermal, particularly with the arrival of the domestic RHI later this year. The tariff for this technology is attractive both for commercial and domestic installations and, whilst the government expects to see a sharp increase in uptake, clearly, installers are not sharing this optimism."

A modest 12% of participants believed electric cars will see significant growth in the next three years, despite major manufacturers such as BMW, VW and Renault launching mainstream models like the i3, e-Up and Zoe respectively. GreenKit supply a range of EV chargers for installation at domestic and commercial sites. With the range of the latest models increasing to over 100 miles per charge cycle, and cost and charging infrastructure reaching sensible cost levels, electric cars form a niche market with average growth forecasted in the next 12-18 months.

Oakapple Renewable Energy Appoint Stuart Gentry To Head Business Development
Sonnedix Named ESG Global Solar Power Generation Sector Leader By GRESB
Sunstore Solar Launches WattGrid, A New Range Of Turnkey Off-grid Power Systems
Low Carbon Develop UK’s Largest Community-owned Solar Park
The Smarter E South America Postponed To October 18-20, 2021
Tandem PV Devices Feel The Heat
New Innovation Set To Change Renewable Energy Market
NextEnergy Capital Acquires Its First Asset In Portugal 17.4MWp Solar PV Project
Habitat Enerdy Enters Balancing Mechanism With Largest Battery
Going Green In Lancashire – Hundreds Of Houses Installed With Solar Panels In Ground-breaking Project
Ingenious Invests In Electric Vehicle Charging Firm
FRV And Harmony Energy To Develop Second UK Utility Scale Battery Project
Solar Power As Rental Offer Launched By Aggreko
UK Green Tech Company Myenergi To Double Workforce By 2021
TLT Advises Santander On 30MW Flagship Battery Storage Project
Everoze Creates Skyray To Design And Engineer Great Solar PV Projects
Analysis Of UK Commercial Roof Space Shows Solar PV Film Can Achieve Net Zero Without Greenfield Sites
Greencoat Renewables Announces First Transaction In Nordic Market
SOLARWATT Links With Easy Roof To Provide Building-integrated PV For Better-looking Buildings And Smart EV Charging
Sharp Launches New 440W Half-cut Cell PV Panel
FIMER Powers UK Largest Rooftop Solar Project
UK'S Largest Battery Ready To Balance The Grid
TLT Advises Innova Energy On £30m Refinancing Of 57 MW Solar Portfolio
Power Roll Trials Solar PV To Power Up Himalayan Villages
×
Search the news archive

To close this popup you can press escape or click the close icon.
Logo
×
Logo
×
Register - Step 1

You may choose to subscribe to the Smart Solar Magazine, the Smart Solar Newsletter, or both. You may also request additional information if required, before submitting your application.


Please subscribe me to:

 

You chose the industry type of "Other"

Please enter the industry that you work in:
Please enter the industry that you work in:
 
X
Info
X
Info
{taasPodcastNotification} Array
Live Event