From March 2027 the Future Homes and Buildings Standard will affect energy use, greenhouse emissions and ventilation. The new standard will update the current Building Regulations. 

 

The updated standard applies to non-high-risk buildings and building work. Some additional revisions will apply to higher risk buildings (HRBs) from September 2027. 

We’ve helped our London-based recycling centre clients make the most of their existing solar panel installation with new battery storage. 

 

The installation included two 240mm steel wire armoured cables. These feed the 800A supply to the batteries. 

Recent sunny weather was the ideal time to install a new domestic solar panel system. The project included a 3.7kW hybrid inverter supplying a 5kW battery. 

 

As we all know, the sun doesn’t always shine in the UK. However, when your installation produces more energy than you need, solar panel battery storage allows you to use it later. 

We completed a very worthwhile periodic inspection recently on an older commercial photovoltaic (PV) solar panel system in Northampton. Our client’s insurance company requires regular checks to make sure everything is working properly. 

 

In this case, we highlighted issues with a faulty inverter. We also discovered a damaged DC cable on a string. This meant a large part of the installation wasn’t generating energy at all.