Articles by Phillip Charhill

Daylight sunlight and overshadowing assessments are commonly requested by local planning authorities for new building developments, from rear extensions to skyscrapers. These reports calculate the natural light predicted to be [...]

On October 1st the US federal government entered a shutdown as no funding bill had been passed by congress and the senate. This has led to government services being suspended [...]

In July 2025 the UK government introduced a new grant for electric vehicles (EVs), a cash payment for new EVs that can prove they are sufficiently sustainable. The goal is [...]

Electric cars are becoming ever more popular and are making headway in decarbonising transport. In comparison other modes of transportation, such aircraft and boats have seen a slower transition away [...]

Industrial areas are often cited as prime locations for solar panels, such as the rooftops of warehouses. A Swiss company is experimenting with solar in a new, and perhaps unexpected, [...]

Many of us recall the “Digital Switchover,” during which existing analogue television signals in the UK were replaced with new digital transmissions between 2007 and 2012. However, as time and [...]

A common concern raised when discussing new solar farms, is the loss of agricultural land where the farm will be located. But what if we could have our cake and [...]

With the growing presence of solar PV developments, both on open land and upon rooftops, the co-existence of solar and airports in proximity to one another has become commonplace. In [...]

Necessity is the mother of invention, and also of innovation. What greater necessity could there be the need for a safe planet to live upon. Climate change has driven no [...]

Developments of both wind turbines and other tall structures have the potential to interfere with communication infrastructure, this can constrain these projects, but could this concern one day be a [...]




