Solarpanel installers in Hull could be in high demand, after a charity called thegovernment to fit them as standard on new homes and commercial buildings.

Installing solar panels as standard on new build homes, commercial buildings and car parks will help the government to achieve its net zero energy target by 2035.

This is according to research by the UCL Energy Institute, which showed over half the solar panels required for this goal could be fitted in urban areas, as opposed to the countryside.

CPRE, the countryside charity, led the report, which also showed rooftop solar panels could achieve 40GW of the government’s 70GW goal by 2035.

Roger Mortlock, chief executive of CPRE, said: “Rooftop solar has almost universal public support. It’s unobtrusive and largely out of line of sight, which means less objections and a speedier passage through the planning system.”

The report also implies solar energy could create as much as 117GW of low carbon electricity by 2050, which is significantly more than the government’s current target.

It also recommends making solar capacity necessary for planning permission for new residential, commercial and industrial buildings, as well as any large-scale refurbishments.

Following on from its findings, CPRE is now encouraging the public to sign a petition to ask the government to invest more in solar energy and commit to a target of 60 per cent of solar energy by rooftop installations.  

It states that making it obligatory to fit them on new buildings and over car parks would create the equivalent energy as ten nuclear power plants.

‍Homeowners can also do their bit to reduce carbon usage by booking solar panel installers in Hull to make their property more environmentally friendly.