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Profit crisis brews in China

Growing numbers of Chinese PV manufacturers are downgrading sales forcasts and shedding staff as profits continue to fall sharply in the Far East.
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PM backs ‘virtual power station’ scheme

Prime minister David Cameron opens a 12.65kW PV installation at Eynsham village hall, Oxfordshire David Cameron has thrown his weight behind an ambitious scheme to replace one of the most polluting power stations in the UK with a loose collective of renewable installations and energy-reduction initiatives.
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Another UK first for solar

Solar plant developer Lighthouse Renewable Energy Ltd has completed a 5MW project near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire in conjunction with PV installers Solarcentury.
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Mercy mission to Malawi

Absolute Solar and Wind has donated £1,000 to help fund the charitable work of 17-year-old Mercy McFarlane of Conon Bridge, Inverness.
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Enphase signs UK distribution deal

Enphase Energy has announced the availability of its Microinverter System at PV distributor Dynamic Solar.
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RO cuts not justified, says STA

The Solar Trade Association has criticised the government’s proposals for the Renewable Obligation branding a planned 25 percent reduction in support for solar as ‘unjustified’.
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Germany enters PV grid parity age

The world’s largest solar PV market, Germany, has achieved PV grid parity, according to a new report.
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DECC consults on new RO levels

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today proposed new rates for solar power projects which fall under the Renewable Obligation.
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Need to fine-tune your commercial roof-top offer? SPUK is here to help

With four of the Big Six UK energy providers expected to increase energy prices by the end of this year, and price rises set to affect 5 million electricity customers; it is not just the domestic market that is worried, says the organisers of this year’s Solar Power UK.
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China-EU trade dispute rumbles on

The European commission has begun investigating complaints that China is dumping solar panels below cost price raising concerns that trade relations will be damaged between Germany and Beijing.
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Ecobase launches first showroom

Plumbase Crowborough store manager Mark Taylor in front of the new Ecobase showroom Ecobase has launched its first UK store in Crowborough, East Sussex.
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Product

Ultimate heating

Ultima Solar has announced the launch of technology which it says will take over from traditional hot water heaters and existing solar thermal systems to deliver truly affordable hot water.
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Opinion

Power of the sun

Jerry Stokes, president Suntech Power Europe, looks at the potential of European solar expertise
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Opinion

REI and MCS partnership

MCS is pleased to announce that we are now working in partnership with Renewable Energy Installer magazine. Supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), MCS has been developed over the past four years as an industry-led scheme. As such, we will be using this monthly column to keep you up to date with what is happening within the scheme, any important policy and legislative issues, what’s happening within industry, and any important technical updates. Renewable Energy Installer magazine is a well read and respected industry publication, so we are pleased to be able to work alongside them in this manner.
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Opinion

Two minutes with…

Who are you? Mike Lowes, md of Renewable Solutions UK  
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Energy efficiency is key, say Solar Power UK

Four of the Big Six UK energy providers are expected to increase energy prices by the end of this year after Scottish and Southern Electric (SSE) announced plans to increase domestic gas and electricity prices by an average of 9 percent from October 15.
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Energie selects new UK distributor

Scottish company Solar Electricity Systems has been selected as an official UK distributor by panel manufacturer Energie for its thermodynamic panels.
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Only five weeks to go until Solar Power UK 2012

Are you a local authority or housing association looking to reduce energy bills and tackle fuel poverty, whilst benefiting from a regular income? Or are you a solar provider looking to grow your presence in the public sector?
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Segen partners with Canadian Solar

PV distributor Segen has announced it is now in partnership with Canadian Solar as an authorised reseller and will add Canadian Solar’s product range to its own portfolio.
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