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Larkfleet leads by example

Solar PV panels being installed on the roof at Deepings Building & Plumbing Supplies in 2012. Lincolnshire-based Larkfleet Group (which includes PV installers Lark Energy) has installed solar PV on the roof of its own premises at Larkfleet House in Bourne and Spitfire Park in Market Deeping.

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Regen SW welcomes launch of National Solar Centre

Regen SW have welcomed the launch today of the National Solar Centre in Cornwall by Greg Barker as an important step to developing local skills and employment in the booming solar sector.

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Greg Barker opens National Solar Centre

The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) has been officially opened by climate change minister Greg Barker in St Austell today (25 April) transforming the UK solar industry into a global player.

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Quantum physics for new generation of solar cells

The University of Salford is to conduct theoretical work on third generation solar cells, which will use new semi-conductor nanostructures in order to significantly increase the electricity produced by sunlight.

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Dulas aims to put Bedfordshire on the map

Dulas and vento ludens have submitted a planning application for a 15.5 MW solar park which would become one of the largest solar parks in the UK.

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Estuary HA opts for Ecolution’s PV guarantee

Estuary HA has committed to a three year remote monitoring and reactive maintenance contract with Ecolution Energy Services for 96 of its 100 PV systems that provide free electricity to tenants. 

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Scientists attempt to harness power of 2,000 suns

A group of pioneering scientists has announced a collaboration to develop an affordable PV system capable of concentrating, on average, the power of 2,000 suns, with an efficiency that can collect 80 percent of the incoming radiation and convert it to useful energy.

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Introducing the SolarCalc

Therma Solutions has just launched its suite of online programmes targeted at the solar thermal industry.

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Next generation

Solar-power generator manufacturer Firefly Solar has announced the launch of its Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator (HPG).

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SMA chief warns of growing uncertainty

SMA Solar’s chief executive officer Pierre-Pascal Urbon has spoken out against uncertainty in the industry resulting from the threat of EU import tariffs being imposed on Chinese PV products.

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Daikin urges DECC to double RHPP grants

Daikin UK is urging the government to double the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) funding currently available to claimants, following the postponement of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme until spring 2014.

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Wholesalers opting for Euro PV products, says Innotech Solar

The Scandinavian-German solar module manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has concluded contracts with six new distributors. The company says it is benefiting from the increased demand for European solar modules from distributors who want to avoid paying backdated anti-dumping duties for purchasing modules made in China.

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Power-One makes Chile debut

Renewable energy and storage manufacturer Power-One has announced that the first solar park in Chile deploying Power-One inverters is up and running successfully.

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The Green Electrician turns to homegrown panels

The Green Electrician’s managing director Rupert Higgin The Green Electrician Group has expanded its product portfolio to include solar panels from UK manufacturer Romag. 

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Stay in control

Rural Energy has unveiled a new management system for all its small and medium sized biomass boilers as part of its partnership with European manufacturer Herz.  

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Lightsource installs 133MWp in 2013 Q1

Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited has announced the completion and commissioning of over 133 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar PV projects in the first quarter of 2013.

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Introducing the PV OverRoof

The Solar Building Company has launched its newest generation mounting solution for fibre cement roofs – PV OverRoof Series 2.

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Win a free PV kit with Wagner Solar

Wagner Solar has teamed up with ET Solar and Enphase Energy to offer MCS installers the opportunity to win a PV kit.