A European market research company has revealed that 42.9% of UK installers back the European Commission imposing duties on Chinese modules, whereas 32.1% are against them.
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.
Grupotec, an investor in renewable energy projects, has announced it has connected 12 PV projects with a total capacity of 46MW to the grid in just nine weeks.
UK and European solar industry representatives have warned of the potentially severe impact of trade tariffs against China in an open letter to European trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht.
Southwest renewable energy specialist SunGift Solar has completed a flagship 250kW solar PV system for the Somerset factory of Numatic International, manufacturer of the Henry vacuum cleaner.
German solar developer S.A.G. Solarstrom has connected three solar parks totalling 44MW of capacity to the grid, beating the Renewable Obligation (RO) deadline.