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News

Power-One passes one million inverter sales mark

Dr Alex Levran, Power-One’s president renewable energy solutions Power-One announced today it has surpassed the one million mark for PV inverters sold worldwide.

News

Wuxi Suntech files for bankruptcy

Wuxi Suntech, the main operating subsidiary of Chinese PV manufacturer Suntech Power, has filed for bankruptcy – just two years after being named the World’s largest producer of solar panels.

News

Industry slams ‘budget from last century’

Members of the industry have criticised chancellor George Osborne for not doing enough in the 2013 budget to stimulate investment in renewable technologies.

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No risk of EU duties, say WINAICO

PV manufacturer WINAICO has today reassured installers and suppliers that its Taiwanese-sourced modules will not be subject to any EU tariffs which may be applied to Chinese firms exporting to Europe.

Product

Weight loss

Trina Solar has today announced a new frame design across its full range of 72-cell monocrystalline and 60-cell polycrystalline modules. The frame thickness has been reduced from 40mm to 35mm, with products becoming immediately available.

Product

Cold war

Recent arctic weather has reminded people with solar thermal heating systems that their solar panels need to be treated well and regularly maintained around the year if they are to continue to provide around 50 per cent of the hot water the home needs during the year, says Sentinel.

Opinion

Talking point

Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar discusses the winning ways of the renewables sector

Opinion

Two minutes with Hugh Taylor

Who are you? Hugh Taylor, business development director at Applied Sustainable Energy

Opinion

History in the making

Steve Pester, BRE, is delighted to see a government minister put his energy into the new solar guide

Opinion

Forward motion

Bill Hull, head of the Green Deal team and partner at law firm TLT, has advised on the development of the Green Deal scheme. He looks at the Green Deal and asks  – how it is progressing?

News

Guiding light

This month, in its regular column, MCS looks at the publication of the new PV Guide and Updated MIS 3002

News

EPIA sets PV industry priorities

Solar industry leaders have gathered in Brussels for the Annual General Meeting of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) to identify challenges and set clear priorities for the coming years.

News

Rexel and 4Eco join forces

Rexel has signed a new partnership agreement which will see 4Eco’s green energy management system – the immerSUN – installed into thousands of properties across the country.

Product

Preventing tile cracks

Klober is launching the Venduct Uniplus Solar Panel Support – designed to remove any stress on roof tiles or slates caused by PV rail fixings.

Product

Greener heat

Gledhill says its new range of Torrent GreenHeat open vented thermal stores offers the opportunity to use the widest range of renewable energy sources to provide safe, cost effective and environmentally friendly domestic heating and hot water.

News

EcoSkies in £15k giveaway

EcoSkies has announced that it will be giving away a total of £15,000 off training courses booked by the end of March.

Opinion

Decade of transformation

Liz Male, Liz Male Consulting, gives the lowdown on the growing importance of energy efficiency

Opinion

Guiding light

Chris Laughton, managing director, The Solar Design Company A new MCS method was recently launched by climate change minister Greg Barker, but is it sufficiently accurate and suitable for all solar technologies? asks Chris Laughton, managing director of The Solar Design Company

News

Consumers must brace for impact of higher electricity bills, says Trina Solar

Head of Europe at Trina Solar, Ben Hill With the chief executive of Ofgem, the UK’s electricity regulator, last week warning that a “horrendous” crunch in gas supply is on its way that will lead to dramatically higher wholesale energy costs, householders and business owners have been given a clear warning to find alternative sources of energy, says Trina Solar.

Product

Perfect rain

Xylem Lowara has launched a new solar powered submersible pump specifically designed for domestic applications.