The domestic renewable energy industry has condemned the Government's suggestion to do away with the 2008 Planning and Energy Act. The Act, promoted by Michael Fallon, who is now Energy Minister, provides local authorities with the ...
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Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the completion of a 4.5 megawatt solar farm at the end of March for the UK’s largest solar PV developer, Lightsource Renewable Energy. ...
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IBC SOLAR AG, a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) systems, has entered into an exclusivity agreement with UFW Ltd, a diversified alternative energy company in Great Britain. The wholesaler is now IBC SOLAR’s sole distribution ...
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British Solar Renewables Limited has successfully secured planning permission for an 11MW solar farm in St. Allen, Truro. The land is part of an existing sheep and llama farm and, as well as providing the farmer landowner with a regular ...
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British Solar Renewables, the UK’s largest developer, owner and operator of solar farms has recently commenced community consultation for a proposed solar installation at Canada Farm, Winterborne Stickland. The proposed solar farm ...
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Energy and climate change minister Greg Barker is to set up a working group to free up blockages in the financing of commercial rooftop solar. Addressing questions after his keynote speech at the Large Scale Solar Conference in April, ...
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On the 28 February 2012, At-Bristol switched on the biggest solar panel system in central Bristol. A total of 208 individual panels were fitted on the science centre’s roof measuring an area approximately the size of two tennis courts ...
DECC has decided to reduce support for solar power under the Renewables Obligation from 2 ROCs today to 1.6 ROCs from April 2013 – a reduction of 20%. This is higher than the level of 1.5 ROCs which was initially proposed. The STA ...
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With the European launch of the Danfoss DLX inverter underway, customers are now experiencing the benefits of its world-class efficiency, intuitive interface, integrated monitoring and the flexibility of indoor or outdoor mounting. "It's ...
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South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) NHS Foundation Trust has a huge fleet of ambulances here in the UK. In an attempt to reduce its large fuel bill by as much as £400,000 it is installing 5mm thick solar panels on the vehicle roofs ...
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Trina Solar Limited has announced that it has obtained the Client Test Data Program ("CTDP") certification from UL (Underwriters Laboratories). The Company is the first solar PV company to be awarded this certification, reflecting Trina ...
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Lark Energy, a leading solar development and construction company, has secured planning permission for the UK's largest solar farm at the site of a former World War II airfield in Leicestershire. The 32MWp solar project at Wymeswold ...
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China Sunergy Co., a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that it has completed the transactions to procure its first two solar park projects in Cornwall. The two solar parks with a size of about 5 MW each are ...
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A new RIBA certified CPD titled Integrated Photovoltaics is now available from UK PV manufacturer Romag. Market leaders in roof and building integrated PV solutions, Romag has developed the informative one hour session to give architects ...
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By the time any new nuclear power station could be built in the UK (2020 or later), the market for its electricity will be disappearing-because of explosive growth in photovoltaics (PV) and because consumers will be able to buy electricity ...