1.6m UK households now generate their own power from rooftop solar and saved an estimated £471m on energy bills over the last year, according to analysis of government data by Gryd.

Gryd’s CEO Mohamed Gaafar appeared on the Thrive in Construction Podcast to talk to host Darren Evans about Gryd’s work unlocking the benefits of solar for homeowners and helping developers future-proof their housing stock.

East Anglia developer Zero In Developments has partnered with solar energy provider Gryd to deliver homes with full-sized solar and battery storage systems – at no cost to homebuyers.

The Solar Roadmap will play a major role in delivering both the government’s mission for the UK to become a clean energy superpower and its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.

The UK’s residential rooftop solar market is outpacing commercial and industrial rooftop installations by three-fold, new data reveals.

Self-confessed built environment ‘nerd’ Mohamed Gaafar reflects on how his interest in liveable spaces and work on Saudi mega-cities led him to co-found a UK-first solar subscription service.

Local authorities in the UK are outpacing private homeowners in their rates of rooftop solar adoption, according to research by Gryd.

The clean energy transition has been steadily building momentum for years now, but this year solar’s ‘rooftop revolution’ is set to make particularly big political and economic waves. So, how will the construction industry rise to the occasion in 2025 and take advantage of the opportunity that the solar movement presents?

GRYD has developed a UK-first subscription model that allows developers and homeowners to install solar without ever paying for the hardware.

UK-based solartech startup GRYD Energy has secured £1 million in Pre-Seed funding to accelerate its national expansion. It offers a unique subscription-based approach that removes the high upfront solar installation costs for developers and homeowners.

The project, deployed by solar tech company GRYD Energy in partnership with BK Developments, is the first in the UK to test smart solar and battery storage systems for new-build homes that carry zero upfront cost burden for the developer or homeowner.

CEO and co-founder of residential solar firm GRYD, Mohamed Gaafar, said: “The new government’s green growth agenda cannot be realised without an unapologetic commitment to the Future Homes Standard. This will give the property sector the clarity and stability it needs…