Solar Media Staff

Wrexham County Council is due to complete an ambitious solar scheme at the end of this month that will see one in three council owned properties fitted with a solar photovoltaic array. The 5MW scheme is believed to be Europe’s largest social housing solar scheme.

A report which claims that Government can meet its 2020 carbon emission targets more cost effectively by ignoring renewable technologies and instead installing just nuclear and gas-fired power stations has come under heavy criticism from the renewable industry and Government.

Over £1.25 million of solar PV has been installed across Milford Docks and Pembroke Port, as part of a new venture between Milford Haven Port and The Green Electrician Limited. The UK’s third largest port will slash its carbon emissions by over 170,000 tonnes a year, thanks to the ambitious solar installation programme.

Adding to the inverter manufacturers already present in the UK solar industry, Samil Power has moved into its new UK-based office and set up a new distribution centre at the RCS Warehouse in Corby, Northamptonshire.

Mounting Systems GmbH, a global manufacturer of solar mounting systems, is set to open a new UK-based office in Milton Keynes. The new office will open its doors to the public on March 5, 2012. The Milton Keynes office will join similar offices operating in Sacremento, USA and Lyon, France.

A new survey by Datatmonitor, has placed independent supplier, SmartestEnergy, at the top of the table for customer satisfaction in an industry benchmark survey.

A new renewable energy company which aims to help customers understand green technology and make it affordable and accessible, is being launched across South Yorkshire.

A recent study by IMS research has revealed that over the next five years, more than £2.4 billion will be spent in the UK on a range of smart home energy management devices, including smart meters themselves and advanced in-home devices that can ‘talk’ to them.

A new white paper published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance has predicted that Government’s renewable energy policies for Britain will ensure that the country will not suffer an electricity crisis.

Travelling from London to South Wales you’d expect the weather to take a turn for the worst as you exit the Severn Bridge (or Pont Hafren for our Welsh-speaking readers). Yesterday, however…