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News

Indian prime minister signs £2bn solar deal

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has signed £10bn worth of trade deals on his recent UK visit, including £2bn of investment in India by Lightsource Renewable Energy.
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Product

Viessmann breaks the ice

Viessmann has collaborated with HUF HAUS to equip a UK household with its first ice store system, which recovers energy from renewable sources to heat domestic hot water.
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Opinion

Q&A: GoodWe UK

REI: What have you got planned for 2016? RS: We are very excited about next year; the Year of Energy Storage as we like to refer to 2016 within the business. GoodWe has recently announced a strategic partnership with BYD, one of the world’s largest suppliers of rechargeable batteries. This, in conjunction with our retrofit inverter unit GW2500, will transform the domestic market in the UK. In layman’s terms, it means that every single one of the 600,000 houses in the UK that has solar panels can store the energy they generate in a cost-effective way and without having to replace their existing inverters.
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Opinion

Pollard’s Patter

It’s been difficult to detect a note of optimism in the world of renewables after the recent and anticipated announcements. There will certainly be some challenging times ahead. However, I was fascinated to read some comments made by representatives of the National Grid which were published recently. One of the statements which caught my eye stated that ‘…energy from the Sun was expected to be one of the most cost-effective ways to power homes within 18 months.’
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Opinion

Energy related Products (ErP) Directive (2009/125/EC)

A reminder from MCS that the Energy related Products Directive (ErP) came into force on September 26 2015, and affects all heating and hot water products with an heating output equal to or less than 400kW
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Opinion

Talking point

Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, takes stock of the atmosphere at last month’s Solar Energy UK exhibition
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Opinion

Current affairs

Bill Wright, head of energy solutions at The Electrical Contractors’ Association, finds a glimmer of hope from the Treasury amid deep spending cuts on renewables
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Opinion

Mounting muck-ups

Steve Pester, BRE, exposes ongoing poor practice in mounting PV panels
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Product

Wattstor launch IMP controller

Wattstor has launched its new export limiting smart switch – the IMP (Intelligent Management of Power).
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News

4eco appoint renewables enthusiast

Manufacturer of the ImmerSUN – 4eco- has appointed Ben Mitchell as its new key account manager, following continued growth at the company.
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News

Solar industry presents £1 rescue plan

The solar industry is putting forward an emergency rescue plan for British solar which will add just £1 to annual energy bills in 2019 as an alternative to the government’s proposed 87 percent cut to the Feed-in Tariff.
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News

Mark Group collapse renews call for policy rethink

Industry leaders have renewed their call for the government to backtrack on proposals to cut the Feed-in Tariff as two major renewable energy installers enter administration.
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Opinion

Q&A LG Solar

Bob Mills, LG Solar
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Opinion

Talking point

Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, asks what will become of the PV industry if swingeing cuts to the Feed-in Tariff are given the go ahead
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Opinion

Talking tech

Heat pump specialist Bob Long looks at ways to boost the uptake of heat pumps via improvements to economic performance
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Opinion

Current affairs

Bill Wright, head of energy solutions at The Electrical Contractors’ Association, gives his take on proposed cuts to the Feed-in Tariff
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Opinion

It’s show time

Steve Pester, BRE, reminds readers why Solar Energy UK is worth a visit at the NEC from October 13-15
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Product

Panasonic launch HIT N330 module

Panasonic Eco Solutions has announced the launch of its HIT N330 PV module, available in the UK from March 2016.
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Product

Wattsor launches the IMP

The IMP is designed to make the most of free power generated from solar PV or wind by turning on electrical equipment and limiting the export of electricity back to the grid.
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