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Freetricity presses ahead with 68MW of solar farms despite China duty threat
Freetricity is on track to install around 68MW of energy through solar farms across the UK, despite a potential looming crisis caused by the EU’s threat of imposing substantial trade duties on Chinese products.
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Welsh solar installer goes bust
Cardiff-based solar panel installation firm PV Solar Solutions has entered administration and ceased trading.
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Personal touch persuades farmers to back renewables, says survey
Farmers are more likely to install renewable energy projects on their land if they have face-to-face meetings with industry experts, according to a survey published yesterday.
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British Gas and solar fund sign industrial sites deal
Fund and asset manager Bluefield Partners today announced a deal to finance solar PV facilities across UK industrial and commercial sites owned by British Gas clients.
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Council refuses planning consent to 5MW solar park after construction
Planning officials at South Northamptonshire Council have refused to approve changes made to a 5MW solar park built earlier this year, effectively stripping it of planning consent post-construction.
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Goldbeck Solar completes three UK solar parks
German solar developer Goldbeck Solar has completed three ground-mounted solar projects in the UK totalling 19.4MW of new capacity.
Editor's Blog »
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Feed-in tariff down, module prices up
The most popular feed-in tariff bands (0-4kW, 4-10kW & 10-50kW) will be cut by 3.5% across the board come 1 July. What impact will this have on the industry?
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Solar industry must fight back after Julian Brazil’s deplorable concentration camp analogy
During a Devon Council meeting about a proposed solar farm, Liberal Democrat councillor, Julian Brazil, reportedly said the following: “They [solar farms] look horrible, not dissimilar to concentration camps. But we are told by the planning minister to press ahead with these.”
Guest Blog »
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Key solar PV locations in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Competing with Cornwall on large-scale solar might be a challenge. Competing with Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond on wind energy may also be difficult. But finally, Scotland has entered the large-scale solar PV age.
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Sorting out a solar PV cowboy’s mess
When Exeter resident Mr Spencer had his solar PV system fitted nine months ago, he was looking forward to free renewable electricity, lowering his bills, and years of hassle-free feed-in tariff payments from the government.
Case Studies »
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Great Orme Visitors’ Centre gets solar makeover
Herefordshire-based renewable installer, Caplor Energy, has installed an 8.8kWp solar array on the roof of the Great Orme visitors’ centre in Llandudno, Wales.
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Yorkshire farm to grow greener crops with 190kW solar array
Harrogate-based installer, Think Renewable Energy, has completed the installation of a 190kWp ground-mounted solar system at Fridlington Farms in Sutton-on-the-Forest.
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Gloucestershire solar tracking system outperforms all predictions
The Log House Holidays site in the Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire has managed to remain almost completely independent of the grid in 2012 thanks to the impressive performance of the site’s solar array mounted on a dual-axis tracking system.
