Hanergy has partnered with IKEA to offer members of the Swedish furniture giant’s loyalty programme discounted solar PV systems. The partnership marks the first time that Hanergy’s thin-film offering is being marketed in the UK, after acquiring Q-Cells’ subsidiary Solibro following Q-Cells SE entering insolvency proceedings earlier this year.
Vince Cable has provided more details over Government’s industrial strategy to breathe life back into the faltering UK economy, which includes the launch of new industrial strategy for energy in early 2013.
American microinverter manufacturer, Enphase Energy, has partnered with Cambridge-based photovoltaic distributor, Dynamic Solar, to become the first authorised distributor of the Californian company’s microinverter systems in the UK.
A new 792-module strong solar array in Scotland has been praised by the country’s Energy Minister. The solar plant is based at the Malcom Allan Housebuilders warehouse in Kintore and is predicted to generate over 114,000kWh of clean, green electricity a year.
Solarsense has joined up yet again with Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis, after installing an array at his Glastonbury farm, to unveil Bristol’s first free community charging station for electric vehicles.
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has hit back at the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) proposed slashing of support for solar under the Renewable Obligation (RO) from 2 ROCs down to just 1.5 ROCs.
The National Solar Centre hopes to provide an excellent opportunity for the solar PV industry to grow, mature and thrive to become up to a 22GW market by 2020. Here’s how:
Cornwall Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to begin construction of its own solar farm in the UK. The council has green lit plans for a 5MW solar park in Kernow, near Newquay Airport.
