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5MW #solar farm gets off the ground

PV installers JPCS has begun work on a 5MW ground-mounted solar farm near Southampton in partnership with Anesco.

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Peak performance

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has launched the REC Peak Energy Eco – a new module which it says is produced with lead free smoldering.

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Heat pump conference looms

There are now only 28 days left to book places at the Ground Source Heat Pump Association’s (GSHPA) annual conference and exhibition.

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Infinite Energy reports farming boost

Infinite Energy has reported a significant rise in the number of agricultural installations following the completion of a 50kWp array at Wicks Manor pig farm in Essex.

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Germany smashes solar record

Reports have emerged from Germany that the country’s solar plants produced 22GW of electricity per hour – the equivalent output to 20 nuclear power stations.

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Viessman re-launches installer promotion

Viessman is re-launching its installer promotion by giving away one Resol SBS 2000 filling/flushing station with every 12 m2 of Vitosol solar panels or kits (evacuated tube or flat plate) purchased.

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Industry reacts to FiT solar announcement

Installers and industry leaders have given their responses to Thursday’s announcement by the government that the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for domestic PV installations will fall to 16p/kWh from August 01.

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Phono Solar partners with PODPASSIV

PV manufacturers Phono Solar has signed an agreement to exclusively manufacture, sell and distribute POD PV solar lamps around the world.

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STA welcomes FiT changes

The Solar Trade Association (STA) says it ‘broadly welcomes’ the government’s changes to the PV Feed-in Tariff (FiT) as confirmed by DECC today.

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Mounting with precision

Coventry-based Mount Solar has launched a collection of multi-purpose solar roof anchors designed for narrow rafters.

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Mint condition

Newly-established solar water heating collector supplier Mint Renewables has launched its first new product – the Asis One high efficiency flat plate collector.

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Solar testing gets Megger

Megger is now offering two new solar testing kits for electrical contractors and PV installers.

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Ultimate heating

Ultima Solar has announced that it is the sole distributor in the UK of the new Thermodynamic System.

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Industry slams DECC incompetence claim

A number of installers have spoken out in dismay over allegations of government bungling in the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) saga.

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Waxman calls for customer confidence

Renewables distributor Waxman is urging customers to remain positive about the financial attractiveness of solar PV.

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Fair share

R-ECO says it is the UK’s only co-operative installer of renewable energy systems. Claire Martin explains

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At your service

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has  installed solar panels Phoenix Renewable Technologies to the flat roofs of its headquarters building in Winsford

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Broadcast news

The Radio Two and Radio Six music DJ, Mark Radcliffe has joined the green revolution to install a biomass boiler system to heat his 200-year-old Cheshire farmhouse

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STA herald FiT cut delay

The Solar Trade Association and other industry representatives have welcomed suggestions from senior ministers that the government may choose to delay the reductions to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) expected on 01 July.