Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has launched a ground-breaking initiative aimed at transforming the housing sector through innovative, zero-energy-bill homes.
A newly constructed house showcases innovative Modern Methods of Construction that not only promise faster build times but also drastically reduce energy consumption.
In 2021, the European Union have installed 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity, growing 34% on annual basis.
19,000 new PV arrays with an output of up to 20 kWp were connected to the electricity grid last year, giving an output of 197 MWp. Sweden now has almost 57,000 solar roofs with an average capacity of 10 kWp!
Switzerland wishes to extend the photovoltaic with a quota of CHF 46 million
New houses should produce 31% less carbon dioxide than today according to the plans drawn up at the end of January.
Although BPIV applies more specifically to new builds, it can adapt perfectly to existing constructions. Several projects have already seen the light of day, for example in the region of GOES in the Netherlands. The large project of 194 sustainable houses, led by Beveland Wonen, Bouwbedrijf Joziasse and Switch Elektro, commenced in September 2020 and will be completed fully by Summer 2021.
2020 is becoming the best solar equipment year in Belgium with 1 GWp installed. Belgian photovoltaic installations are reaching accumulated installed power of 6 GWp, which represents the power of six nuclear reactors according to statistics from APERe (Association for the Promotion of Renewable Energies). France has connected an additional 973 MW.