The Alternative Energy blog – green renewable alternative energy

Installing solar panels or a wind turbine can be a very good investment in the UK thanks to the feed in tariffs which pay householders a tax-free, index linked income for the energy they produce, providing over a 10% annual return. The tariffs pay up to 41.3p for every 1kWh of electricity produced using solar panels and an extra 3p per unit on top for any surplus electricity sold back to the grid. The average cost of home solar panel installation is £14,000. From this outlay, Ownenergy, Read more [...]

Investments  in green energy are set to rise says Ethical Corporation magazine. It argues that the  impact of climate change will alter the shape of the global economy over the coming years resulting in an expanding  environmental technologies sector that will  provide both attractive and long term investment opportunities for global investors.  A decade ago very few environmental technology investments were available for investors, other than those from a small number of pioneers specialising Read more [...]