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Solar insurance scheme launched

GGFi, the insurance division of the Glass & Glazing Federation, has launched its Solar Insure Insurance Backed Guarantee scheme for MCS accredited installers of solar PV and solar thermal systems. The scheme gives installers the opportunity to provide their domestic customers with Insurance Backed Guarantee (IBG) protection, protecting parts and workmanship for up to 10 years should the installer cease to trade.
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Head appointed to new CCS task force

The task force is currently being set up to explore ways in which CCS can become cost competitive with other low carbon technologies within the next 10 years. It will advise the government on measures needed to lower the costs of developing commercial CCS programmes and outline a vision for the next phase by early 2013.
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Council cuts carbon footprint

Kier has completed a £520k contract with Mid Devon Council to install around 300Kw of PV panels at four properties.
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LDK shares tumble as prices fall

Chinese solar supplier LDK Solar has forecast lower than expected revenue for the current quarter after being forced cut its prices.
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No holes barred

Power Nation has officially launched a system its says is ‘leak free’.
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Improved perfection

Kingspan Renewables says it has followed up on the success of its Varisol modular solar thermal collector by launching Varisol HP.
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Q-Cells files for insolvency

German PV manufacturer Q-Cells has filed for insolvency following disappointing sales and operating results.
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Kier picks up five contracts

Kier has won five new contracts valued at almost £4m to design and install solar panels for local authorities and housing associations across the UK.
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Ecobuild reports over 57,000 attendees

Ecobuild, the event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment brought together more than 57,000 industry professionals from 20-22 March 2012 at London’s ExCeL. Over the three days visitors explored the products, services and innovations from more than 1,500 exhibitors including world-renowned organisations, Schueco, E.ON, Saint-Gobain, BASF, Kingspan, Vaillant, and Worcester Bosch. In addition to the industry’s heavy-weights, visitors were also able to explore up and coming companies in the exclusive entrepreneur’s zone, Green Shoots.
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Power Nation focuses on solar thermal

Solar thermal wholesaler, Power Nation (Solar Shop Europe) is creating a new focus for its products in 2012. With the turbulence of the PV market, Power Nation is dedicating its efforts exclusively to solar thermal and actively finding collectors that keep the installer needs at heart. The newest edition to its thermal range is the flexible SunnPro-PLUS Vacuum Tube Series in 10, 15, 20 and 30 tube options.
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Derbyshire Dales MP backs green energy company

Derbyshire Dales MP and government chief whip Patrick McLoughlin, was special guest at a reception held at green solutions company The Renewable Shop, based in Matlock.
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Jeremy Leggett comments on drop in PV installations

Jeremy Leggett, Solarcentury has commented on the latest PV installation figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) which show a sharp drop in the total amount of PV installed since the latest cuts to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) on 1 April.
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REI partners the launch of in-depth renewables market analysis report

Renewable Energy Installer has partnered with Sustainable Venture Intelligence (SVI) for the launch of SVI’s market analysis for the renewable and microgeneration sector.  The report will provide valuable reading for anyone involved in the renewable and microgeneration sectors and highlights key areas of growth and opportunity for the market in coming years. Readers of REI are eligible for a 15 per cent discount on the report.
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Who is London’s greenest mayoral candidate?

Independent analysis by Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace has concluded that Labour’s Ken Livingstone is the greenest of the two front-running candidates in May’s London mayoral elections.
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DECC launches innovation fund

Energy secretary Ed Davey has today pledged £35m over the next three years to encourage fledgling green technologies.
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Megger’s mega irradiance meter

Megger says its new PVM210 solar irradiance meter is unique by having the solar detector on top of the instrument. According to Megger, this arrangement, combined with the useful measurement hold function, makes the PVM210 easy and convenient to use – even with just one hand – when working on a sloping roof or at the top of a ladder. It adds that the pocket-sized PVM210 offers fast accurate readings of solar power and shows the result on a large easy-to-read 3¾-digit liquid crystal display. This makes the instrument ideally suited as an aid to selecting the optimum position for PV panels during installation. In addition, it can also be used in conjunction with an ammeter to verify that the short-circuit current of a PV installation matches the specification provided by the manufacturer of the PV panels. The PVM210 is designed to measure incident solar irradiance up to 1999 W/m2 (634 BTU/ft2.hour) with a typical accuracy of ± 10 W/m2 (± 3 BTU/ft2.hour). With a sampling time of just 0.25 seconds, power for the instrument is provided by two AAA/LR03 batteries, with a fresh set of batteries offering around 50 hours of operation.
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