Ministers are poised to confirm that the “vast majority” of new build homes in England will need to have solar panels on their roofs, claiming the policy will cut household energy bills. The government will announce as soon as Friday that the “future homes standard” will require all new build homes to have solar panels and low-carbon heating — such as heat pumps — as well as high levels of energy efficiency, Whitehall figures told the Financial Times.

FT 5th June 2025 read more »

Builders will be required to fit solar panels to the “vast majority” of new build homes in England under changes to be published this year, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said.

BBC 6th June 2025 read more »

When rock band Coldplay challenged Australia-based Kardinia Energy to design a mobile solar system that could travel the globe with their world tour, Kardinia didn’t start with traditional panels. They started with a wine label printer. Last weekend, that retooled machine helped power Coldplay’s Stanford Stadium shows with a rollout of 550 square meters of ultra-light, recyclable printed solar in Kardinia’s North American debut. The solar was used to charge the band’s set of rechargeable batteries that can power 100% of the show.

PV Magazine 5th June 2025 read more »