There are a couple of factors at play here. Firstly, let’s take a look at the current UK demand for electricity, the supply, and what is driving the future demand. Lastly, can the UK energy market meet this surging demand in the next ten years. The energy consumption per head of population in the UK stands at 5,129kWh. What is a kWh of power? If you take a 100-watt bulb being left on for 10 hours, it uses 1kWh of energy. Different appliances use different levels of energy. For example 1kWh of energy can power - an Iron for 1 hour - boil a full kettle 10 times - keeping an electric blanket on all night - running an electric shower for 6 minutes - around 3 hours of TV on your plasma screen - u

After decades in the shade, solar power is now starting to really outshine every other form of energy source including fossil fuels. Solar is now cheaper than fossil fuels without subsidies. Solar and other forms of renewable energy are constantly in the news but there is still a lot that most people don’t know about solar energy. 1. Solar energy is the most abundant energy source on Earth There is enough solar energy hitting the earth from the suns rays each hour to power the entire earths energy needs for an entire year. If we covered 25,000 sq miles with solar panels it would generate enough power to supply the United States for 1 year. That is the scale of the opportunity. There would be