Solar Media Staff

The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) views offshore wind as its “marginal technology” – by which it means that if any renewable energy source comes in cheaper, there is every reason to exploit it to the full – but for anything more expensive than offshore wind, there has to be a very good reason for supporting it.

Greenbuy Energy will officially open its Doncaster-based showroom on March 29. The green energy firm hopes that the showroom will help educate the public about the benefits of renewable energy.

A comprehensive new report by Scottish renewables has revealed that more than 11,000 people are employed in the renewable energy sector in Scotland. The study entitled, ‘Delivering the Ambition: employment in renewable energy in Scotland’ uncovers the true scale of Scotland’s renewable energy industry and its worth to the economy.

Myriad CEG Power has installed a solar PV array on the roof of Harris Academy Falconwood in Kent.

This week the Solar Power Portal team headed out across London to take part in the 2012 Ecobuild exhibition, which ran from Tuesday to Thursday at the ExCel Centre. And, after trekking back and forth for three days in a row, we managed to find out how those working in the UK solar industry are getting on in the wake of recent policy alterations and to gauge a feeling for where we are heading in 2012.

Sudbury Primary School in Wembley has had solar PV panels fitted as part of a £3 million extension and refurbishment scheme.

The Supreme Court has today refused the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) permission to appeal the Court of Appeal’s judgement on the feed in tariff…

After the Supreme Court today rejected the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) appeal over premature cuts to the feed-in tariff scheme for solar photovoltaics the UK solar industry has breathed a huge sigh of relief.

A historic castle in Northumberland has embraced solar PV technology to start generating its own electricity. The National Trust’s Lindisfarne Castle of Holy Island has had nearly 50 solar modules fitted to the roof of the 16th Century Castle.

After a successful launch in the UK solar market last year, REC Solar has furthered its commitment to this country by planning to install approximately 60MW in 2012.