"The aim of The Solar Movement is to establish solar design as a recognized design driver worldwide, focusing on cultural dimensions rather than purely technical aspects."
Homes with owned solar panels are rarely harder to sell and can be a selling point that helps the home sell faster. According to a 2024 National Association of Realtors survey, real estate agents found that rooftop solar panels can increase perceived home value as buyers look to save money on energy costs.
Those companies came and it gave us a completely different type of industry and manufacturing for our community, suggesting the transformative potential of these investments.
This is exactly the kind of leadership we need from major public bodies to unlock investment in clean energy infrastructure. TfL is helping to bring forward large-scale UK solar - the cheapest and quickest form of new electricity generation.
Our technology is essential for accurately determining the performance and thus value of solar panels, which plays a critical role in the development and scaling of next-generation technologies such as tandems and perovskite.