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Kingspan has launched a fully-funded solar energy solution to enable more businesses to benefit from lower electricity costs.
Lightsource has announced plans to create 100 new jobs in 2014 due to continued growth in the commercial PV sector.
Krannich Solar has announced the return of its ‘Meet the Manufacturer’ events which go back on the road at the end of January.
Enphase has announced the expansion of the Enphase System with new hardware and software products which it says will lower solar system installation and operations costs for solar professionals.
Dimplex has launched a new flat plate solar collector (SOL202), designed to offer high efficiency and flexible ease-of-installation to help installers take advantage of the solar thermal opportunities set to be created by the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
South Korean brand Hyundai has added its PV modules to Waxman Energy’s product portfolio.
Steve Knight, Navitron’s commercial director
Navitron is calling for the government to end uncertainty in the solar thermal industry and make a New Year resolution to commit to a Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) launch date.
Far right – David Saunders (chair Bristol Power Co-op) with Robert Rabinowitz (chief executive Pure Leapfrog)
Social investment provider Pure Leapfrog has made its biggest single loan to a Bristol community energy project.
Trina Solar has provided 1.28MW of PV modules to Solar Advanced Systems for the completion of a series of projects at ten Greggs sites across the UK.
Larkfleet Group has installed an experimental solar power system next to its headquarters in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
The Solar Trade Association (STA) says its focus in 2014 will be to work with The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to boost deployment in the mid-scale solar market.
ReneSola is running UK-based PV installer training days in January 2014.
Segen has today announced a new partnership with Phono Solar, adding a new range of PV panels to its product portfolio.
Peter Grey (left), chairman of the GGF and Malcolm Strattford, technical advisor at The Magic Thermodynamic Box Company
The Magic Thermodynamic Box Company was recently invited to make a presentation on the virtues of thermodynamics to members of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF).
Adrian Pike, ceo of Anesco
Anesco has been named the UK’s fastest growing private company in the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100.
Earthwise Products Ltd, manufacturer of the SOLiC 200, is offering a free SOLiC 200 to installers that are yet to try the product.
The government’s confirmation of financial support levels for large scale onshore and offshore wind after 2015 has stirred up a mixed reaction from industry.
Micropower Council chief executive Dave Sowden
Trade bodies and industry leaders have greeted the expansion of the non-domestic RHI to include new technologies and the increase of several tariffs with enthusiasm.
The government is set to announce a cut in subsidy for large scale onshore wind and solar in order to increase support for offshore developments, the BBC understands.
Steve Pester, BRE, provides an update on The National Solar Centre (NSC) since its opening last April
Zenex Solar’s managing director Liz macFarlane
Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, reflects on the four key challenges the PV sector faces if the UK is to see 20GW installed by the end of the decade
Not-for-profit housing provider, Four Housing, is celebrating success after its flagship carbon negative development – built by Galliford Try – won a national construction award.
Solfex Energy Systems, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has announced a new supply partnership with SolarEdge Technologies to distribute its range of power optimisers, inverters and monitoring solutions.
Andy Wallace, CCS
Finance provider Consumer Credit Solutions (CCS) has been shortlisted for a Construction Marketing Award (www.cmawards.co.uk) in the ‘Best Professional Services Campaign’ category, alongside its agency MRA Marketing.