Solar Media Staff

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced its response to the Phase 2B consultation on the feed-in tariff scheme. A large part of the consultation was concerned with how the FiT scheme can be improved to better support community projects.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published the results of February’s Phase 2B consultation. Following responses from 303 parties and continued analysis from Parsons Brinckerhoff, the department has unveiled the feed-in tariff rates for Hydro-electric, Wind, Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and microCHP technologies.

Warwick Independent School’s new sports centre extension will now be home to a renewable energy power plant, thanks to a solar PV installation by Williams Renewables Ltd.

The Brighton Energy Cooperative (BEC) has commissioned its first major project, an 87kWp solar array at Shoreham Port near Brighton. The Coop was able to raise more than £200,000 from the local community in order to fund the install and has enough capital left over to install a further 40kWp of solar across other local sites.

Lincolnshire solar energy company, Freewatt has introduced an innovative renewable education pack for school children across the county.

The latest solar installation figures from DECC show that install rates have continued to recover after April 1, with 3,051 installations completed in the week ending July 15.

A new scheme run by City of York Council in partnership with Empower Community and Nationwide Solar will see 800 council-owned properties in York receive solar arrays.

Alan Scott, a gadget fan from Catcliffe South Yorkshire, has invested in his latest toy – a solar power plant for his semi-detached house.

CTS Solar, a trading name of Commercial Technical Services Ltd, is to offer a range of new renewable energy installation services, including solar thermal, air source heat pumps and biomass. As of the company’s new focus CTS Solar is to be replaced with CTS Renewables. 

Hampshire-based balance of systems manufacturer, Torqueflow, has unveiled its new Pitched Roof Racking System, designed to accommodate all types of solar PV panels on both commercial and residential roof systems.