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The Scandinavian-German solar module manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has concluded contracts with six new distributors.
The company says it is benefiting from the increased demand for European solar modules from distributors who want to avoid paying backdated anti-dumping duties for purchasing modules made in China.
Renewable energy and storage manufacturer Power-One has announced that the first solar park in Chile deploying Power-One inverters is up and running successfully.
Renewable energy manufacturers Phono Solar and Power-One have announced the beginning of an Exchange Testing Programme.
The Green Electrician’s managing director Rupert Higgin
The Green Electrician Group has expanded its product portfolio to include solar panels from UK manufacturer Romag.
Rural Energy has unveiled a new management system for all its small and medium sized biomass boilers as part of its partnership with European manufacturer Herz.
Communities for Renewables CIC (CfR), a community interest company set up by Regen SW and Green Trust CIC, has announced today it has successfully raised £82,000 investment.
Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited has announced the completion and commissioning of over 133 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar PV projects in the first quarter of 2013.
The Solar Building Company has launched its newest generation mounting solution for fibre cement roofs – PV OverRoof Series 2.
Wagner Solar has teamed up with ET Solar and Enphase Energy to offer MCS installers the opportunity to win a PV kit.
Lark Energy has announced the grid connection of what it says is the UK’s largest solar farm at the site of a former World War II airfield in Leicestershire.
Chinese PV manufacturer Yingli became the largest global supplier of modules in 2012, according to data collected by analytics provider IHS.
LG Electronics has introduced its new module for 2013: the Mono X NeoN module.
Wagner Solar is to host a one day event on Tuesday 23 April designed to help PV installers learn about the latest technology.
Controlling interest: Stuart Cooper, Solfex Energy Systems, discusses the importance of the correct selection and parameter set up on controls
Stuart Cooper, Solfex Energy Systems, reports on the importance of the correct selection and parameter set up of controls within solar thermal and heating systems, including the features and benefits of the Prozeda Primos, Grandis HK, Conexio 600 & Convisio controls and software
Bright idea: The Primos 250 Controller
The Prozeda Primos 600 solar thermal controller has 6 x temperature inputs ( PT 1000 sensor ), 4 x 230V outputs & 2 x additional low voltage outputs with Pulsed Width Modulation (PWM) to control high efficiency pumps. It also has a connection for Vortex Flow Sensor for yield measurement. This controller is predominantly for solar thermal applications with various hydraulic layouts including systems with two collector fields or two stores. It can also be used to control various back up energy sources and to operate diverting valves within the hydraulic circuit. For simpler solar applications with one collector field, the Primos 250 will suffice and still has the ability to data log and web view system information as standard, this control also can control HE pumps and has a relay output to control another heat source.
Tropo, the renewable energy division of Henry Boot Construction, has completed three solar PV projects on residential tower blocks owned by Eastlands Homes.
Cathy Debenham, founder of YouGen
Renewable energy information and directory business YouGen was among the top 50 ethical SMEs in the PEA-ples Favourite competition. With your votes, its founder Cathy Debenham now hopes to make it into the top ten.
A majority of European PV installers approve of possible tariffs being imposed on imports to the EU, according to a new a survey.
A new training centre for Northern Ireland heating installers that focuses on renewable technologies is set to open in Portadown in County Armagh.
Solar Power UK has rebranded itself this year to Solar Energy UK 2013.
The Great Orme visitors’ centre in Llandudno has been fitted with solar panels that will reduce energy bills and improve the building’s carbon footprint. The system, supplied by Hertfordshire-based Caplor Energy, forms part of Conwy County Council’s carbon neutral sustainability strategy.
British Solar Renewables Ltd has announced it has secured planning permission for a 20MW solar farm close to Bournemouth International Airport.
Daniel Silcock, operations manager, Renewable Solutions UK
Q: Who is your hero in renewable energy?
“I’d nominate Vincent Kirkman, my former tutor at BoltonCollege. I was an apprentice there between 1998 and 2002 and I learned a huge amount from Vinnie. We’re now friends and I saw him again recently whilst installing solar PV, heat pumps, underfloor heating and rainwater harvesting at the College.”
Daniel Silcock, operations manager, Renewable Solutions UK
Question time: Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, asks why it feels like the politicians keep pulling the rug from under our feet
Well, where do I begin this month? From the high of Ecobuild to the low of the Chinese anti-dumping threat, it’s been an interesting time, says Liz MacFarlane.