It’s been a challenging year for all of us, but for those who have lost their jobs, are struggling to buy food or are facing homelessness, 2020 has been unimaginably hard. In the absence of our usual Christmas get together this year, Eco2Solar wanted to do something to support those…

Eco2Solar have officially installed the most solar PV installations from Solar Trade Association (STA) members this year, according to the Association’s 2020 Impact Report – a fantastic achievement in a year that hasn’t exactly gone to plan! The Solar Trade Association is the leading specialist group for solar and energy…

Recent research published by the House Builders Federation (HBF) and Knight Frank has identified the staggering economic value of the UK property market. While the sector’s contribution to the UK economy is widely acknowledged, the research report notes that until this research was conducted, there wasn’t a tangible monetary value…

  When Paul Hutchens first formed Eco2Solar to install solar energy, he had a vision to help combat the effects of climate change by making solar standard on all homes. At the end of the first year of installing solar PV, Eco2Solar had installed solar PV systems on a total…

  In the last of our series on what today’s homebuyers want, we looked at the features people would expect to see as standard in any New Build property. Environmental features rated very highly in the responses, with 27% rating thermostats or smart plugs as most important, followed by double…

  In this month’s series, we’ve explored how the pandemic is influencing what people want from a home. Today, we look at the property features homeowners value the most. In our poll of over 25,000 Brits, we found that space is the now the most in-demand feature, with 43% of…

The new norms around social distancing are beginning to influence the type of locations people are seeking when looking for a property. In last week’s blog, we explored the results of our poll question around whether the pandemic has made people want to move house, and this week, we’re looking…

The pandemic has changed our mindset around so many parts of our everyday lives. We’re working from home more, travelling less and taking more care of our health than ever before. One of the areas most significantly influenced by COVID has been our homes. Spending so much time at home…

Just before the UK went into lockdown, Eco2Solar embarked on a major piece of research to determine the latest public attitudes to climate change. We looked at people’s worry levels, individual actions and beliefs, and where they felt responsibility lay for driving the use of renewables.   The research revealed…

In our recent survey, 18% of respondents didn’t feel their small actions they could take to care for the environment would make any difference, with a further 10% claiming they didn’t have time and 3% reporting they weren’t taking any actions at all. The 2018 British Social Attitudes study into…