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A Shade Greener hits back at ‘rent-a-roof’ criticisms
Free-solar installers A Shade Greener has defended the ‘rent-a-roof’ scheme following concerns it breaches mortgage arrangements.
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No surprise at Green Deal delay, says industry
Industry leaders have greeted news that the non-domestic Green Deal will launch sometime next year with cautious acceptance.
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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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Burnley College gets energy efficient with solar wall
A partnership with two green energy companies will lead to a significant study bursary for one student at Burnley College Sixth Form Centre.
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Solar energy community co-operative scheme launched
A solar energy scheme in Bristol is hoping to switch on investors by launching a community share issue.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Ploughcroft celebrates CITB accreditation with a 20 per cent off event
Ploughcroft is celebrating its achievement of CSkills accreditation from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) for its solar PV course for roofers with an installer ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Keeping your balance
Sibert Solar has announced a new distribution agreement with Eltek-Valere to stock its THEIA range of grid-tied Solar PV inverters.
The company says that inverters ...
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Dragon’s St George’s Day challenge to Cameron as 85 per cent of public back clean British energy – new poll
David Cameron has come under fire on St George’s Day today (Monday 23 April 2012) as a new poll from Friends of the Earth reveals 85 per ...
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DECC hit by £83k legal bill
Climate change minister Greg Barker has today confirmed his department has paid out over £83,000 in costs following its failed legal attempts to overturn a High ...
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Acid test
Seaward Solar has launched its new PV testing kit which it says will enable installers to meet the requirements of MCS MIS 3002.
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Industry must think long term, says IBC Solar
PV distributor IBC Solar is urging the PV industry to maintain market momentum.
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Conergy offers transferable warranty
Conergy says it has exposed weaknesses in customer protection against faulty solar panels.
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Seaward Solar offers free training courses
Seaward Solar is hosting a series of free training courses to help installers nationwide to understand electrical testing requirements of PV systems.
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Canadian Solar launches ‘Authorized Reseller Program’
Canadian Solar has announced the launch of a dedicated Authorized Reseller Program focused on Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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Dulas launches new solar web portal
DulasMHH says it is about to launch a full e-commerce website for their range of solar PV products.
