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4 benefits of solar panel battery storage

4 benefits of solar panel battery storage

Solar panel battery storage is becoming increasingly popular and it’s no surprise when you discover all the benefits it can bring to your household! Solar panels have traditionally been a popular and trusted use of renewable energy but limited by their main flaw of...

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SogoSolar OLEV approved

SogoSolar OLEV approved

SogoSolar are OLEV approved to offer you the complete solar solution across Solar Panels, Solar Storage and now charging your electric car, so you can run your car on sunshine, massively reduce your electricity and car fuel bills and also feel good about doing your...

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SogoSolar now a Which? Trusted Trader

SogoSolar now a Which? Trusted Trader

SogoSolar is now approved to join the highly recognised Which? Trusted Trader scheme. With hundreds of satisfied customers already enjoying solar installations designed and installed by SogoSolar across London and the south east of England this is another reassuring...

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SogoSolar becomes SunPower Authorised Partner

SogoSolar becomes SunPower Authorised Partner

We are delighted to be now officially recognised as a SunPower Authorised Partner. Ben Saunders, Managing Director commented – ‘SogoSolar is enjoying its 10th year of trading, we have always worked with and recommended the leading products to our customers and its...

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Having it all in Horsham

Having it all in Horsham

Having it all in Horsham  As you approach this home just outside Horsham, there is nothing to suggest this is anything other than a typical executive house. However, tucked out of sight, this is a property bristling with technology that has fully embraced the...

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SogoSolar becomes Sonnen Platinum Partner

SogoSolar becomes Sonnen Platinum Partner

We are delighted to be now officially recognised as an authorised Sonnen Platinum Partner for London and the south east of England. Ben Saunders, Managing Director commented – ‘SogoSolar is enjoying its 10th year of trading and we have always worked with and...

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The Gaia Hypothesis

The Gaia Hypothesis

In 1985 I went to college at the University of East Anglia (UEA) to study Environmental Sciences. In my first term we were introduced to The Gaia Hypothesis via a book written by the British Scientist and engineer James Lovelock, ‘Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth’.I...

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World’s First EV Inverter from SolarEdge

World’s First EV Inverter from SolarEdge

SolarEdge are one the leading manufacturers of Inverters and their latest product brings the world of Electric cars and solar panels even closer together with the world's first EV inverter. In a simple package designed to make it even easier for these two technologies...

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The Rye – Tikari Works

The Rye – Tikari Works

Working with Leading Architects - Tikari Works SogoSolar were delighted to have the opportunity to be working with leading architects and be involved in a project designed and managed by prestigious RIBA award-winning architects Tikari Works. Tikari Works was...

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SogoSolar Project Featured on Grand Designs

SogoSolar Project Featured on Grand Designs

Sogosolar recently installed the solar PV system on the new build eco home of reknown designer and engineer Max Fordham OBE, which is shortlisted for the RIBA 2019 House of the Year. Designed by bere:architects and built to Passivehaus standards, a state of the art...

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A Record Breaking Summer for Solar Power

A Record Breaking Summer for Solar Power

June was a scorcher, one of the UK’s hottest ever. It led to solar power breaking all records and providing a quarter of the country’s electricity: On 7 June, renewables generated more electricity than coal and gas for the first time ever in Britain - 50.7%. Include...

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Why SolarEdge inverters really do have the edge

Why SolarEdge inverters really do have the edge

As well as Solaredge inverters, there are a large number of inverters on the market and their names are probably unfamiliar, so how do you decide which one represents the best value ? Let’s begin with what the inverter does: the brain and heart of any solar power...

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Life in a Post Solar Subsidy World

Life in a Post Solar Subsidy World

  Six years on from the introduction of the Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) in 2010, which was designed to stimulate the uptake of renewables via a cash revenue stream, we now find ourselves in a very different environment. In the eyes of the Government solar has been too...

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Latest Integrated Solar Panels Installation

Latest Integrated Solar Panels Installation

In May we installed our first integrated solar panels using the GBSol 'Roof Integrated System'. In the 'RIS' system the 4mm glass laminates are manufactured separately from the supporting aluminium framework.  This enables non standard roof shapes to be accommodated...

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Thumbs Up from Vince Cable

Thumbs Up from Vince Cable

Twickenham MP and Government Business Secretary Vince Cable recently paid a visit to an innovative solar PV system we recently installed. Dr Cable gave the installation his seal of approval stating  'my party is committed to delivering a low carbon economy and it is...

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East – West Systems: The Benefits

East – West Systems: The Benefits

For installations on flat roofs, how about installing the system using an east/west orientation rather than south facing. Are there any benefits ? It turns out that there are a number of benefits as follows; Increased Yield: According to German manufacturer Renusol,...

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Lighter Learning Project

Lighter Learning Project

Thanks to SoGo Solar’s generous donation, the parents, teachers and wider community of Myooye Primary School have been given the opportunity to invest in a safer future for their families by purchasing safe solar lights. Read the Lighter Learning Project report...

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EU Imposes tariffs on Chinese products

EU Imposes tariffs on Chinese products

EU Commission Announce Imposition of Tariffs on Imported Chinese Solar Products On 4th June the EU Commission announced that effective of 6th June a tariff of 11.8% would be imposed on all imported Chinese Solar products. This tariff will be raised to an average of...

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ImmerSun Units Available

ImmerSun Units Available

ImmerSun Units now available for installation We are now stocking and installing the ImmerSun units which offer a neat way to maximise the return from your solar panel renewable energy investment. The ImmerSun unit works by detecting when energy is being exported and...

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