Tag: MCS

UK rooftop solar installations hit record high

Stuart Mitchell

The number of certified solar panel installations in 2025 has now surpassed 203,125 – the previous annual record set in 2011. This brings the total to 1.85 million certified solar panel installations to date, according to data from MCS, the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewables. One of the key drivers behind the growth has been installations on new build properties. Since MCS started collecting data for new builds in October 2023, there have been 139,425 certified solar PV installations on properties of this type – accounting for 32% of…

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UK reaches 250,000 certified heat pump installations

Stuart Mitchell

According to the latest data from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy installations, the UK has now reached 250,000 all-time certified heat pump installations.   It is a major milestone in the UK’s adoption of small-scale renewables, and the latest data highlights that uptake is gathering pace. From January to July 2024, more than 30,000 certified heat pumps were installed in homes and small businesses across the UK, which is a 45% increase compared to the same period in 2023 and puts 2024 on track…

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Sporting venues team up to show single-use plastics the red card

Stuart Mitchell

Sporting organisations including Arsenal and Chelsea Football Clubs, England hockey, Lancashire and Derbyshire Cricket Clubs and the Jockey Club have taken the first steps in working to remove single-use plastics from their match day operations. A dozen sporting bodies and venues met at Lord’s Cricket Ground for an event organised by MCS, the British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS), the #OneLess organisation and ZSL to discuss ways to eliminate single-use plastic in sport. Delegates heard from trailblazing organisations including Lord’s Cricket Ground, the Harrow Half Marathon and World Sailing, about…

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Marine Conservation Society and daughter launch Single Use Plastic Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

In a week when everyone is sitting up and taking notice of the plastic problem within our seas, UK-based charity Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has launched its latest environmental campaign – Would You Care More If It Was You? – through independent creative agency, daughter. The campaign, part of Marine’s #STOPthePlasticTide project, reveals the truth behind what our plastic is really doing to life in our seas by showing the same impact on humans. The work was created by daughter who commissioned award-winning photographer Guy Farrow to create a series…

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