Solar 31

News

Kingspan moves into ‘free’ solar

Kingspan has launched a fully-funded solar energy solution to enable more businesses to benefit from lower electricity costs.

News

Krannich goes back on the road

Krannich Solar has announced the return of its ‘Meet the Manufacturer’ events which go back on the road at the end of January.

Product

Enphase expands product porfolio

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.

Product

Dimplex launch new solar collector

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).

News

Government urged to commit to RHI launch date

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.

News

Pure Leapfrog makes largest charity award

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.

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Greggs the bakers slices energy consumption

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.

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STA to focus on mid-scale solar in 2014

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.

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Magic Thermodynamic Box Company makes GGF presentation

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).

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Anesco picks up company growth award

Adrian Pike, ceo of Anesco Anesco has been named the UK’s fastest growing private company in the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100.

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Installers can claim free SOLiC 200

Earthwise Products Ltd, manufacturer of the SOLiC 200, is offering a free SOLiC 200 to installers that are yet to try the product.

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Industry reacts to RHI expansion

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.

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Government to cut support for onshore wind

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.

Opinion

National treasure

Steve Pester, BRE, provides an update on The National Solar Centre (NSC) since its opening last April

Opinion

Talking point

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 

News

Sinclair Meadows wins national award

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. 

News

Solfex signs SolarEdge distribution partnership

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.

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CCS shortlisted for national award

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.