英国新增太阳能装机创15年同期新高

受化石燃料成本飙升推动，英国上半年新增太阳能装机容量达142,536个，创2011年以来同期新高1。这一数字仅次于2011年下半年的167,316个1。越来越多家庭正通过安装屋顶太阳能面板来应对能源价格上升1。

能源公司的数据显示了消费者的旺盛需求。E.ON Next的太阳能安装数同比增长151%1，Octopus Energy在3月份太阳能销售同比增长54%以上1。此外，锅炉升级方案上月申请数达4,512个，同比增长21%1。英国现有超过200万个太阳能装置1。

为支持低碳能源转型，政府已将热泵补助金提高20%至9,000英镑1，并计划在8月底前允许公寓和租赁住宅居民安装阳台太阳能面板1。此外，大型商业项目也在推进中，包括373兆瓦的Cleve Hill项目和800兆瓦的Springwell项目（预计2029年投运）1。

Great Britain installed 142,536 new solar panels in the first half of the year, marking the highest number for any comparable six-month period in 15 years 1. This figure falls just short of the record 167,316 installations recorded in the second half of 2011 1. The surge in residential solar adoption reflects growing household efforts to reduce electricity bills as fossil fuel costs continue to climb 1.

Energy suppliers have reported substantial increases in solar installations. E.ON Next saw its solar installation numbers surge by 151 percent compared to the same period last year 1, while Octopus Energy recorded more than a 54 percent rise in solar sales in March 1. The government has responded to this momentum by raising heat pump subsidies by 20 percent to £9,000, designed to encourage households to adopt renewable heating technologies 1. Additionally, authorities plan to permit apartment and rental housing residents to install balcony solar panels by the end of August, expanding access to solar energy beyond single-family homes 1. With over 2 million solar installations already in operation across the country, Britain continues to build its renewable energy capacity 1.