Solar Media Staff

St. Joseph’s in Cumbernauld has embraced solar technology to help save energy and generate additional funds.

A Cornwall village that installed solar panels as part of Government’s Low Carbon Community Challenge is set to distribute profits of £20,000 amongst the local community.

A new report published by Build with CaRe has proposed a new EU target of a 40 percent reduction in primary energy demand by 2050.

The latest solar installation figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show that the UK is slowly recovering from the shock of the fast-track December 12 deadline and the subsequent lowering of the feed-in tariff.

Despite the recent, somewhat turbulent, UK solar market conditions; Solar Electricity Systems has seen a sharp rise in sales.

After receiving an annual electricity bill of £30,000, Blackshaws Garage in Alnwick, Northumberland, wanted to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and help try and get its rocketing electricity bills under control.

Ramping up its solar activity in the West Midlands, Caplor Energy has this month launched a new solar scheme. By providing a community fund of £100,000 to build solar projects within Herefordshire and Worcestershire, the Fownhope-based company hopes to support local groups interested in installing solar…

Somerset’s Frome Folk Festival, hosted at the Cheese and Grain, marked the greenest Frome festival yet as it was almost entirely powered by the building’s new 80 module strong solar array this year.

Solar PV balance of system (BoS) equipment revenues are projected to increase from $17 billion in 2011 to almost $24 billion in 2016, according to a new report published by IMS research. The paper shows that monitoring hardware, mounting structures and tracker systems will capture an increasing share of the market.

UK solar photovoltaic systems distributor, Waxman Energy, has strengthened its position with the announcement of four major new supplier partnerships.