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International Day of Climate Action: How Solar PV and Tree Planting Can Help Combat Climate Change
October 24th marks the International Day of Climate Action, a day when people around the world come together to raise awareness and accelerate efforts to combat climate change. With the planet warming at an unprecedented rate due to greenhouse gas emissions, it’s never been more urgent to adopt sustainable solutions that reduce our carbon footprint. […]
Are you a local charity with a green vision?
We are pleased to announce that applications for our 2024 Eco Fund Grant are now open! At the start of 2022 we launched a scheme to plant trees and support local environmental causes. For every installation we complete, a tree is planted and money put aside. As we’ve moved into commercial installations we’ve been planting […]
10 Years Of Supplying Solar!
How time flies! April sees us turning 10 years old, and what a journey it has been. From humble beginnings based out of a shipping container in a storage yard, to a multimillion pound business covering international distribution and UK wide installation services. Read all about our journey here! Wagner; Where it all began. Our […]
Local Organisations benefit from Wagner Renewables Eco Funding.
After another successful year, we’re pleased to be able to award more funding to local organisations. An initiative started in 2022 sees us donate funds to local organisations with ‘green’ or ‘eco’ projects coming up. For every installation completed we set aside a proportion our profits. As part of this project we also plant trees, […]
Roof top solar PV planning rules relaxed
Government announces changes to permitted development rights. Currently homes a businesses need to apply for planning permission when installing on flat roofs. This can lead to sometimes lengthy delays in the process of having solar PV installed. Following lobbying by the industry the Government has announced changes to the permitted development rights, broadening these to […]
Battery storage to be included in zero VAT scheme
The Government has released its response to a recent consultation on energy-saving materials (ESM’s). In the Spring 2022 budget VAT relief was announced for some energy saving measures including solar PV and Ground and Air heat pumps. Part of this scheme was battery storage when installed alongside one of the listed ESMs. Following a period […]
National Tree Week
This week is National Tree Week. A time to celebrate the quiet giants that grow all around us. Much like solar trees harvest the light from The Sun and turns it into energy. A true miracle of nature. National Tree will is the UKs largest celebration of trees to mark the start of the tree […]
Wagner Renewables issues first annual ‘Green’ funding to local causes
At the start of 2022 we launched a scheme to plant trees and support local environmental causes. For every installation we complete, a tree is planted and money put aside. As we’ve moved into commercial installations we’ve been planting a tree for every 10kW of solar installed. Throughout 2022 we planted 103 trees in The […]
Making solar a little greener
We’ve been supplying solar panels across the UK and around the world for over a decade now, but trees have been charging themselves off of the suns rays for much longer, millions of years longer! Starting in early 2022 we’re launching a new scheme, planting trees for every solar PV installation we complete. Our vision […]
2020, what a year!
What can we say! It’s been a strange year, and to jump on the bandwagon, an unprecedented one. Despite the challenges this year has thrown at everyone across the U.K., and right around the world we have seen a real revival for solar PV and renewable technologies. Firstly we hope that all of our customers […]
Accelerated Loss of Main Change Programme (ALoMCP)
The National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO), along with the Energy Networks Association (ENA), Distribution Network Operators (DNO), and Independent Distribution Operators (IDNO) introduced the ALoMCP to improve grid stability & safety. Non-domestic generators that were connected before 1st February 2018 may need to upgrade their hardware to comply with the Distribution Code. The ALoCMP […]
Battery Storage. Your questions answered.
In this blog we will be looking at some of the FAQs surrounding grid-tied battery storage systems installed alongside Solar. How Does Battery Storage Work? Battery storage is simply a way of storing surplus energy produced by a renewable energy source. Most commonly storage is use in conjunction with solar PV, this will form the […]
The Smart Export Guarantee.
2019 saw the announcement that homeowners will get payment for any green energy that is sent back to the grid.Here we look at what this means and how the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) could work for you. What is the Smart Export Guarantee? The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is a scheme put in place […]
How to Design an Off-grid Solar PV System
Find out what it takes to start generating your own electricity and break free from the grid. It’s not as difficult as you might think!
Wagner Renewables completes first wind charger installation.
Our engineers have completed our first wind charger installation on a barge in Suffolk. This story starts a while back in early 2017, the owners of Barge Queenie were looking for an alternative power source. They already had a small wind turbine and a solar thermal system but their main source of electricity was from […]
Smart Export Guarantee comes into force.
The long awaited SEG (Smart Export Guarantee) has now been formalised and the structure set. Energy providers will have to have an export tariff in place before the 1st of January 2020. A clearer future for the renewable industry. The industry has been waiting for the implementation of the SEG since the closure of the […]
Our passion for fighting climate change.
We’re passionate about our climate. It’s a key part of why we push and drive forward a future powered by renewable energy. Some of you may have seen a programme on BBC featuring everyone’s favourite national legend Sir David Attenborough. It’s a programme all about climate change, based on facts. We wanted to share it […]
UK renewable energy capacity overtakes fossil fuels
For the first time the total capacity from UK installed renewable energy has surpassed the capacity that fossil fuels can produce. This is an outstanding achievement for the UK, a milestone that experts said would be unthinkable a few years ago. The total renewable energy capacity now stands at 41.9GW, just surpassing the 41.2GW capacity […]
The 4th Ghana Renewable Energy Fair
This year we took the leap and invested in heading off to the Ghana Renewable Energy Fair. As part of the Renewable Energy Act 2011, the Ghanaian governments Energy Commission set up the Renewable Energy Fair, designed as a means of collaboration between government, private sector and civil society for the promotion of renewable energy sources, […]
Expanding our overseas solar deployment.
A big first for the Wagner Team! Following great success with our first few projects in Ghana in collaboration with Crown Subsea Services we are making a push on our International Solar Deployment. This year, for the first time, we will be exhibiting at the Ghana Renewable Energy Fair. A relatively new show for Ghana […]
Wagner; Where it all began.
Many people wonder how we started, especially the origins of the ‘Wagner’ name, well here’s our story; The journey started in 2009 with AC Solartechnic, founded by Carsten Pump and Mark Osborne. The company provided solar equipment to installers across the South Coast of England. Quickly growing in size the company found its home on […]
Don’t get caught out! Our advice if you get cold called.
We’ve seen an increase in cold calling & door-to-door mail drops offering system upgrades, new inverters, and battery storage to homeowners with solar. Follow our advice to make sure you don’t get caught out! After the solar rush of 2011 its getting to the point where many inverters are starting to fail. This is something […]
Solar, how we can help.
Solar PV (photovoltaic) is still one of the easiest ways to add a renewable source of generation to your home or business. Wagner Renewables is a solar distributor and installer based in West Sussex. With years of experience in the renewables industry we aim to help local homeowners and businesses go green and save money […]
Its spring! How to care for your solar.
Its spring, the daffodils are out, lambs are being born, and it’s finally starting to get a bit sunnier. After the winter months your solar generation should start increasing. But how do you make sure your solar panels are working as well as when they were first installed? Cleaning your array. A good spring […]
Wagner Renewables Launch New Training Centre and Showroom
Wagner Renewables Ltd have launched their new show room and training centre. Specifically built as a place to offer free training for installers our training room also doubles up as a local renewables centre. Filled with the latest technologies from the renewables sector, we aim to ensure that the team here at Wagner and […]
The Rising Cost Of Energy
Earlier this year it was announced that British Gas were to raise electricity prices by 12.5% on its variable rate tariff, a rise for the average household of £76. nPower, E.ON, Scottish Power, SSE, and EDF also announced price rises. So why are energy prices rising? Energy prices are based on several factors. About half […]
Marks Iceland Challenge
I’m no stranger to a little adventure; I’ve done the 3 Peaks Challenge, the London to Brighton Bike Ride twice and ridden on the fastest accelerating rollercoaster in the world. So, when I saw a poster in a local shop advertising an Iceland Challenge – an opportunity to climb 3 volcanoes to raise funds for […]
Should I go off grid?
The term off grid is usually used to describe a way of living using renewable energy sources that are separate from and not connected to the national grid…
