Millions of homes could generate small amounts of solar energy to help eliminate carbon emissions from the UK power grid, according to Hayden Wood, CEO of renewable energy supplier Bulb.
The country is at the "starting point" of a transition towards a decentralised, emissions-free energy network, he claimed.
Architects are central to this process as they can help persuade planners "to allow you to have solar panels or solar tiles on the roofs of buildings."
The UK's grid is already well on its way to ending its reliance on fossil fuels. In 2020, renewable generation grew 11 percent and provided a record 42.9 per cent of all power, outstripping fossil sources for the first time.
Meanwhile, the number of UK households using renewable energy has risen from just one per cent in 2015 to around 30 per cent today, Wood said. "It's really, really encouraging to see such a large number of people change their behaviour over the last five years," said Wood, who co-founded Bulb in 2015 and heads up the Tech Zero initiative to help technology companies eliminate their emissions.
Above: Bulb CEO Hayden Wood. Top: Bulb sources a fifth of its renewable energy from solar farms
Bulb is the UK's biggest renewable-energy provider, supplying around 6 per cent of homes.
Almost four-fifths of Bulb's electricity comes from wind farms, with solar providing just under one fifth and hydropower providing the remaining 4 per cent.
It also supplies "100-per-cent carbo...