Solar Media Staff

An innovative solar project led by a Chemistry academic at the University of Southampton is hoping to help the teaching of sciences in developing countries.

A Yorkshire-based solar PV company is under investigation over allegations that it cashed deposits from customers without installing the promised solar panels.

A community-based solar energy scheme in Bristol has opened its first share offer. Bristol Energy Cooperative is a local, community-owned social enterprise that aims to build and own renewable energy projects that will benefit the local region as well as produce financial returns for reinvestment on a ‘revolving fund’ model.

A Gloucestershire-based farmer is now able to reduce annual energy bills having installed a 50kWp system at Poulton Court Farm.

Strutwood Farm in Surrey approached Myriad CEG about the possibility of installing solar PV on its agricultural buildings to help reduce the farm’s carbon footprint but also, more significantly, protect the farm from spiralling utility costs.

Nottinghamshire-based arable farmers, J Bealby and Sons, have a higher electricity expenditure than most as they are required to run a grain dryer to keep its crops in ideal condition so that they achieve the best prices at market.

We’re now just six months away from the launch of Government’s flagship energy policy: the Green Deal, yet questions still remain. “What is it?” “How will it work?” and “Can I trust it?” are just a few of the most frequently asked. On the face of it, the Green Deal looks fairly straightforward, yet many areas remain confusing and could do with explaining. So here goes…

Cheshire’s Energy Innovation Centre has announced that it intends to become a company limited by guarantee (CLG) and therefore a legal entity in its own right. The centre is designed to bring energy innovation and industry together in the UK to help the country move towards a low carbon future.

Connecting a solar power system to the grid involves an application process with the relevant Distribution Network Operator (DNO). In the past, domestic systems under 4kWp have required no pre-approval from the DNO and permission granted after the installation without incident.

The Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker, has today penned an article in the Guardian addressing a number of “myths” surrounding the Green Deal scheme.