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Product

Just the TRIC

Wagner Solar has announced the launch of the TRIC F box – a low ballast flat roof racking system which the company says is suitable for all types of industrial flat roofs.
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News

SunEdison closes 98MW of solar projects in Europe

Global solar energy services provider Sun Edison has announced the closure of deals involving almost 100MW of PV power throughout Europe during this year’s second quarter.
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Opinion

Business as usual?

View point: Rob Denman, TGC Renewables says the UK should be able to set its sights on grid parity With the news that German solar panel manufacturer Q-Cells has filed for bankruptcy, it seems European solar manufacturers are in for tough times.. Rob Denman, TGC Renewables, discusses The number of businesses that have recently shut up shop is concerning: Q-Cells, Solar Hybrid, Solon, Solar Millennium, and in the US, Solyndra.
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Opinion

Driving forces

FiTs aside, Steve Pester, BRE, looks at some of the other elements that should help boost the uptake of PV Everybody knows that since the start of the Feed-in tariff (FiT), the main driver for fitting PV has been profit – both for customers and installers. But with the on-going FiT reductions, perhaps some of the less obvious drivers will surface again:
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Opinion

Counting the cost

Inferior EPC surveys could prove costly warns James Dodd, the National EPC Company Independent provider of Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and energy surveys, the National EPC Company (NEPCCo), is warning PV installation firms about the risks of obtaining inferior EPCs.
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News

Trina appoints new director

PV manufacturers and suppliers Trina Solar has appointed Mr Henry Chow to its board of directors, effective immediately.
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News

Dimplex strengthens team

Dimplex has appointed Michael Duro as product manager for solar thermal and water heating.
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Product

Designed to impress

Wagner Solar has announced the introduction of new roof brackets it says are designed specifically for the UK market.
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News

REA faces High Court action

The Renewable Energy Association is facing a High Court legal action over damaging claims it has unfairly targeted companies with a campaign of disruption.
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News

B&Q boosts renewables offering

B & Q has launched a new energy saving service designed to help customers learn more about energy efficiency.
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News

Schott Solar to reduce German presence

Reports have emerged that Schott Solar is to halt solar panel manufacturing in its native Germany. Schott’s global HQ and product development division will remain in Mainz.
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News

Second franchisee signs with IES

A renewable energy company has announced the launch of its second franchise, based in Wrexham, North Wales.
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Product

Keeping things domestic

REDtiP solar mounting systems has brought its latest product to market with roof hooks designed specifically to fit UK roofs.
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Product

Testing testing

Seaward has launched its latest product – the Seaward Solar Power Clamp. It measures DC and AC circuit power in addition to RMS voltage and current, harmonic distortion, power factor, resistance and continuity, diode check and capacitance.
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Product

Success mounts up

Renusol has presented its new solution for mounting solar plants on trapezoidal sheet metal roofs.
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News

Solarsense scoops top award

Solarsense has received an ‘International Green Hero’ award in recognition of its good environmental practice.
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News

REC applauds latest UK installation figures

REC’s Jan Jacob Boom-Wichers says that DECC’s latest PV installation figures show a ‘stabilisation’ of the UK market Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has welcomed the UK’s latest PV installation figures published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
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