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Introducing the Enercube

Phono Solar has launched its latest product – the Enercube – which it describes as a new residential energy storage and management solution.

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Canadian Solar put through its paces

PV manufacturer Canadian Solar has supplied modules to a German research and testing facility to measure the designed efficiency increases of its ELPS technology.

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Peak performance

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has launched what it says is the first commercially-available multicrystalline product based on cells with backside passivation technology.

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Azur Solar scoops X award

Azur Solar has been awarded the Plus X Award for “Best Product of the Year 2012” and “Most Innovative Brand of the Year 2012” for its product the Azur Independa.

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Ploughcroft marks Cskills accreditation

Ploughcroft has marked receiving Cskills accreditation with a special event at Eco Roof Visitor Centre/training facility in Brighouse, Yorkshire.

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Putting PV on track

Mechatron has launched two new solar tracker systems which, it claims, increases the energy yield of modules by 40 per cent.

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Pushing back frontiers

Thin film PV module manufacturer Solar Frontier has announced an upgraded product lineup spanning 140 – 160W modules – the S series – now commercially available from its 900MW capacity Kunitomi factory in Japan.

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Inverters with power

Inverter manufacturers Power-One has unveiled its second generation of micro-inverters – the improved AURORA MICRO-0.3-I and AURORA MICRO-0.25-I.

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Written Ministerial Statement on the Renewable Heat Incentive

Greg Barker MP, minister of state for climate change “The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)  is the first of its kind in the world and provides long term support for renewable heat technologies such as heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal panels.

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STA praise latest installation figures

The Solar Trade Association has heralded the latest PV installation figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as a ‘gradual recovery’ from the recent downturn.

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Access Renewables expands PV portfolio

Teesside-based PV distributor Access Renewables has announced an increase in the capacity of its warehouse to hold more stock of HJ Solar modules.

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Scottish college boosts eco-credentials

Edinburgh’s Telford College has expanded its training opportunities by announcing plans to open Scotland’s largest demonstration solar roof.

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Plumb Center complete Channel Islands shows

Plumb Center says its first ever Channel Island Trade Shows have been met with a positive reaction by ‘delighted’ members of the business community.

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Dimplex Renewables quadruples sales

Dimplex Renewables says it has bucked the current economic trend by recording impressive sales results in areas including heat pumps, solar thermal, PV and renewables-compatible water cylinders.

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RSPB joins green revolution

Installer Natural Power Wales has completed a project to install solar thermal panels on the warden’s house at RSPB Ramsey Island in Pembrokeshire.

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Phono and GCH sign China partnership

PV manufacturer Phono Solar and suppliers Golden Concord Holdings (GCH) have signed a strategic partnership to co-operative in supply and industrial matters and develop PV projects in China.

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Conergy secures investment for Pakistan project

German PV company Conergy has reportedly secured €60-70m investment as part of an order from US-based DACC Global to build Pakistan’s largest ever solar plant.

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Cumbrian-based Sundog Energy has been selected by Samsung to spearhead its drive into the UK solar market.  For the first time, Samsung’s top-quality, black-framed 250W panels are available in the UK and will be distributed by Sundog Wholesale, the distribution arm of Sundog Energy.