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• British Gas rolls out 200,000 smart meters in the UK

  19 November 2010, 15:45 Updated: 19 November 2010, 15:50

  Recent figures reveal that UK energy provider British Gas has now rolled out over 200,000 smart meters across the country. Thousands of households across the UK now have the ability to keep an eye on their energy consumption, helping to cut carbon emissions and reduce energy bills. Just six months ago…

• Cambridge University spin-off to manufacture plastic solar products

  15 September 2010, 12:40 Updated: 15 September 2010, 14:57

  It is still early days for the organic photovoltaics (OPV) market, which uses semiconducting plastics initially developed at Cambridge University for electronics applications such as flexible displays.

• Swiss solar inverter company moves into the growing UK market

  06 September 2010, 09:03 Updated: 06 September 2010, 11:08 | Comments (1)

  Swiss solar inverter company, Sputnik Engineering, has announced that beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, it will be supplying the UK with its solar inverters. "The UK has ambitious goals. Our portfolio matches the individual market segments perfectly and we are looking forward to being a major player in this…

• CNPV modules receive MCS approval for use in the UK

  08 July 2010, 02:58 Updated: 08 July 2010, 16:58

  CNPV Solar Power has gained full approval for its complete range of modules under the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). This endorsement will enable customers and in the UK to utilize CNPV's solar panels for reliable, lower cost, electricity generation.

• Upsolar receives MCS certification for its PV module range

  02 July 2010, 08:59 Updated: 02 July 2010, 14:08

  The British Board of Agreement (BBA) has announced that Upsolar’s PV module range has been granted the MCS certificate. The certificate is mandatory in order to be eligible for the UK feed-in tariff thus demonstrating the quality and reliability of approved products by satisfying rigorous quality control standards.

• Government pledges £8.4m for long-life solar cell development

  02 July 2010, 08:12 Updated: 20 March 2012, 13:30

  In yet another boost for the UK solar market, the government has now announced that it will invest a total of £8.4m in research and development into new technology that will lead to the creation of a range of new specialist plastic electronics products including long-life solar cells.

• Warning - cloned modules and transformerless inverters - Amended

  31 May 2010, 15:07 Updated: 01 June 2010, 12:30

  The feed-in tariff is attracting all types of new entrants to the UK solar industry and not all of them are reputable. Do these companies truly understand our market conditions?

• Suntech Power receives MCS certification: now distributing to the UK

  28 May 2010, 10:12 Updated: 28 May 2010, 12:16

  Suntech Power, the world's largest producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, has now received official certification under the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for its modules.

• Euro-Line to supply UK solar PV market with long-awaited inverters

  24 May 2010, 14:26 Updated: 24 May 2010, 17:34

  Euro-Line Solar has formed an exclusive partnership in order to promote the Dorfmueller Solaranlagen DMI inverter series to the UK solar photovoltaics market. Through this agreement, Euro-Line Solar will become the sales and marketing extension for the UK. The DMI inverters, manufactured for the on-grid photovoltaic solar market, have been introduced in-line with the newly announced feed-in tariff scheme in the UK.

• DuPont receives the Queen’s Enterprise Award for its photovoltaic metallization paste

  21 May 2010, 13:31 Updated: 20 March 2012, 13:31

  Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth has awarded a Queen’s Enterprise Award, in the Innovation category, for the development of DuPont’s Solamet photovoltaic metallization paste.