Solar Media Staff

UK Solar Generation was Russell Lyne’s dream, after hearing of the introduction of the feed-in tariff scheme, the entrepreneurial electrician was able to secure a bank loan and invested his life-savings to secure the £25,000 needed to set up his own solar PV installation company.

Solar photovoltaics company Redland, a brand of the Monier Group, will be exhibiting four new solar PV products at this year’s Ecobuild in London.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey, has hit back at an article published in the Guardian (March 12, ‘UK wants renewable energy target scrapped’), lambasting it as “misleading”.

After months of vacancy, the UK Solar Trade Association (STA) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Joining the Association as of last week, Paul Barwell has now been officially inaugurated in his new position.

EvoEnergy has recently completed a 100kWp solar PV installation atop the roof of Bilborough Sixth Form College’s sports hall.

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has assessed the solar power potential of 500,000 properties in the UK. The company has hit the half-a-million milestone a year after launching its independent solar assessment service.

Sundog Energy has overcome English Heritage requirements and significant wind loading challenges in order to complete a 143.3kWp solar installation on a Victorian cotton mill in Oldham.

After a six-month trial international clothing retailer SuperGroup has decided to renew its energy contract with 100 percent renewable electricity supplier, Good Energy.

East Lindsey District Council has installed £400,000 worth of solar photovoltaic panels across five sites. The solar arrays have been installed at the Meridian Leisure Centre and London Road Sports Ground, Louth; Embassy Swimming Pool and Embassy Theatre, Skegness; and Horncastle Swimming Pool.

German Solar PV under-construction specialist, Altec Solartechnik, has added to its recently established offices in Greece and Italy by launching a UK-based subsidiary – Altec Solar Ltd.