Solar Media Staff

The current, aging electricity grid was designed to distribute a predictable amount of energy generated from fossil fuel power plants to fixed destinations. However, the transition to a low-carbon economy presents a significant challenge, as new energy generation will not integrate well with the existing energy infrastructure as large increases in renewables will lead to a surge of intermittent energy being delivered to the grid.

Conservative MP, John Stevenson, believes that it should be compulsory to fit solar panels to all new homes built in the UK.

Stroud-based football club, Forest Green Rovers, has become the first football ground in the UK to install a solar array on its stadium.

Enfinity is launching two new products at this year’s upcoming EcoBuild exhibition. Enfinity’s new offerings are designed to help energy users better manage their consumption and effectively manage their solar electricity generation.

Inverter supplier, Enecsys is set to unveil its enhanced monitoring system and showcase its new 480W Duo micro-inverter at this year’s EcoBuild.

Eight19, the Cambridge-based developers of the innovative IndiGo pay-as-you-go personal solar electricity system, has received the Climate Week Award 2012 for “Best Initiative for a Small or Medium-Sized Business” at a ceremony in Lancaster House, London.

The Energy Saving Trust’s London headquarters has been temporarily closed after a fire broke out on March 9. The Energy Saving Trust has confirmed that everyone was safely evacuated from the building and the fire was quickly contained.

Sanyo, a group company of Panasonic, has announced that it will be exhibiting at this year’s Ecobuild.

Over 100 tenants in a Clydebank housing scheme have received solar panels as part of an initiative run by Knowes Housing Association.

Orta Solar has announced a series of successful solar PV operation and maintenance contracts that will take its total maintained solar capacity to over 35MW.