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Something extra

SOLFEX energy systems says its customers will be able to prepare earlier for the new 2013 ERP directive regarding changes in the legislation for the usage of circulators and pumps.
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News

REC scoops Frost & Sullivan award

PV supplier Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has been awarded Frost & Sullivan’s 2011 Global Customer Value Enhancement Award in the solar market.
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Opinion

Growth technology

Make the move: John Mussell, Power Nation, says the company has seen many PV installer move into solar thermal With the PV market slowing down in the UK, Jon Mussell, Power Nation, explains how installers are taking a much-needed step further into renewables
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Opinion

Green for go?

Andy Gribble, Plumbase. The company is launching the Ecobase initiative to help installers with the Green Deal Andy Gribble, Plumbase managing director, asks is the British public is ready for the Green Deal?
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Opinion

Invest for success?

Buying power: Tony O’Connor, BritishEco, says PV is still a good investment With the new Feed-in Tariff rates confirmed, Tony O’Connor, BritishEco asks is PV still a good investment?
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Opinion

Play Fair

Finian Parrick, md of Fair Energy Fair Energy’s Finian Parrick, looks at some of the issues affecting customers installing district heating systems with the Renewable Heat Incentive in mind
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Opinion

Safety First

Steve Pester, BRE, discusses the issues surrounding DC isolators BRE was recently sent an example of a DC isolator (switch) which had filled up a room with smoke in a few seconds. It burnt through the side of the enclosure before it could be disconnected. Luckily, in this case, the solar engineer was on hand to deal with this dangerous situation but there’s no need to spell out the potential consequences for life, property and the reputation of the solar industry from such incidents.
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News

PV companies to approach DECC for damages

A DECC spokesman has confirmed that Green Deal for non-domestic properties will not begin as planned in October It is understood that a number of PV installation companies have approached The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to request compensation for losses incurred as a result of the illegal cuts to Feed-in tariffs last year.
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Optimising results

Zigor has unveiled its new range of string solar and wind inverters – the Sunzet.
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Waxing lyrical

PV supplier and distributors Waxman Energy has enlarged its portfolio with a range of all black panels.
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Mastering solar

Sun Master Energiesysteme GmbH has introduced the master.system – a plug-in solar system which can be connected to existing heating systems.
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Efficiency is key

CTC has announced the launch of what it says is its most efficient heat pump to date – the EcoHeat 300.
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News

Professionals achieve renewable expert status

The European Energy Centre (EEC) has announced that 224 professionals have achieved its renewable energy certificate qualifications throughEdinburghNapierUniversity.
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News

Trina Solar expands into Canada

PV manufacturer and supplier Trina Solar has today announced the opening of a new sales and business development office in Ontario, Canada.
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Just the TRIC

Wagner Solar has announced the launch of the TRIC F box – a low ballast flat roof racking system which the company says is suitable for all types of industrial flat roofs.
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News

SunEdison closes 98MW of solar projects in Europe

Global solar energy services provider Sun Edison has announced the closure of deals involving almost 100MW of PV power throughout Europe during this year’s second quarter.
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Opinion

Business as usual?

View point: Rob Denman, TGC Renewables says the UK should be able to set its sights on grid parity With the news that German solar panel manufacturer Q-Cells has filed for bankruptcy, it seems European solar manufacturers are in for tough times.. Rob Denman, TGC Renewables, discusses The number of businesses that have recently shut up shop is concerning: Q-Cells, Solar Hybrid, Solon, Solar Millennium, and in the US, Solyndra.
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Opinion

Driving forces

FiTs aside, Steve Pester, BRE, looks at some of the other elements that should help boost the uptake of PV Everybody knows that since the start of the Feed-in tariff (FiT), the main driver for fitting PV has been profit – both for customers and installers. But with the on-going FiT reductions, perhaps some of the less obvious drivers will surface again:
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Opinion

Counting the cost

Inferior EPC surveys could prove costly warns James Dodd, the National EPC Company Independent provider of Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and energy surveys, the National EPC Company (NEPCCo), is warning PV installation firms about the risks of obtaining inferior EPCs.
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Opinion

A hot issue

Guy Cashmore, Kensa looks at performance issues with domestic hot water and heat pumps Performance issues with domestic hot water probably cause more technical calls than any other subject. This is especially true where ‘off the shelf’ indirect cylinders have been combined with larger size heat pumps.
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