Solar 25

Opinion

Pictures at an exhibition

Steve Pester, BRE, reflects on the main themes to emerge from last month’s Solar Energy UK show in Birmingham

Opinion

Current affairs

By guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association

Opinion

Talking point

Zenex Solar’s managing director Liz macFarlane Liz MacFarlane looks back at an eventful SEUK 2014 for Zenex Solar

Opinion

Q&A – Consumer Credit Solutions

What have you got planned for the next 12 months? Our priority is to get more funders interested in financing solar PV and renewables technology. We already have a panel of lenders that are very enthusiastic supporters and we have another lender that’s about to participate in the market imminently. We also have a couple of negotiations underway that might result in further finance options for the solar sector, including the provision of second line lending aimed at underwriting consumers who may have failed finance through a primary lender.

News

STA to back DECC community energy push

The STA is set to revise its ’10 commitments’ on solar farms to support DECC’s push for increased levels of local ownership.

Opinion

A bright green energy future

The future of renewable energy in the UK looks bright, says Green Energy Scotland

News

4Eco gets TV treatment

4Eco’s immerSUN microgeneration switching device has been featured in Channel 4’s Double Your House for Half the Money.

News

Kingspan appoints new sales director

Kingspan Environmental has announced the appointment of Neil Overton as trade sales director for Great Britain.

News

OFTEC launch renewable registration service

Adrian Lightwood, OFTEC registration director OFTEC has introduced new classes of registration for solar thermal systems and heat pumps, with plans to extend this further to cover biomass next year.

Product

Grant UK launch ThermaWave

Grant UK has launched its ThermaWave series of thermal stores, allowing multiple heat sources to be connected with a 3kW immersion heater back-up.

News

Solarlec makes Sharp impression

A renewable energy firm is celebrating after being named this year’s highest achieving solar panel installer with European technology experts Sharp.

News

No need to choose between solar and food, argues STA

The Solar Trade Association will be writing to environment secretary Liz Truss following her announcement that farmland should be used for ‘food and crops’ and not solar farms.

Product

Panasonic offer Virtual Solar Platform

Panasonic Eco Solutions Europe has announced a partnership with solar platform Generaytor to launch an interactive service for UK homeowners.

News

REA and STA to go separate ways

The Renewable Energy Association and Solar Trade Association are to end their formal affiliation on 1 January 2015.

News

BPVA launch ‘Powering Knowledge’

The British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) and Rated Solar Installer have teamed up to launch a campaign to help install solar PV on school rooftops across the UK – Powering Knowledge.

News

Rexel launch Solar Energeasy

Rexel has today launched Solar Energeasy – a programme to help installers drive increased consumer confidence in solar PV.

News

Get ready for winter with a free Samil Power fleece

To celebrate the launch of the new Samil Power Solar Lake inverter, purchase the brand new Samil Power 30KW TL-PM three phase inverter from SOLFEX energy systems during October, November & December and you will receive an exclusive Samil Power branded Active Winter Fleece free of charge.

News

Industry slams CfD regime

The STA and REA have spoken out against the government’s finalised budgets for Contracts for Difference (CfD).