Solar Media Staff

Crompton Solar has launched a fully-tested plug and play switching system, designed to making it easier and more time efficient for solar installers to complete the fiddly wiring process to a high standard. The robust lightweight Combi-Switch, available in either plastic or steel casing, will simply plug in, saving up to 90 minutes on site per installation.

Electrical and renewable energy training centre Trade Skills 4U yesterday announced the launch of Solar PV Tools, an equipment supplier for photovoltaic installers. The new website aims to complement the well-established training centre, providing tools, electrical equipment, training information and other paraphernalia for the installation, testing and maintenance of domestic and small-scale solar systems.

With a total capacity of 10MWp, vogt solar has connected its first seven solar photovoltaic power plants ahead of the August 1 feed-in tariff deadline.

Across the UK, more than a third of farmers are thought to be considering investing in renewable energy schemes to help ease the affect of falling commodity prices.

In one of Scotland’s largest solar power projects, Oatridge College in West Lothian is set to save 60% on its National Grid energy demands as well as thousands of pounds a year on electricity and gas bills.

German photovoltaic company Sunways has made a step towards achieving its vision of supplying the world with solar inverters following the latest certification of its roof-mounted units.

Sanyo announced Monday its popular brand of HIT N- and H-series solar modules has passed the IEC 61701 standard test for salt mist corrosion.

Adding to the ever-growing solar education in the UK, Mitsubishi Electric has arranged a series of free, CPD-Accredited Seminars. Designed as half-day events, the seminars will showcase PV technology and explain how businesses can maximise the benefits and incentives available by installing a system.

The Germany-based solar inverter manufacturer Delta Energy Systems is now entering the UK PV market with its string inverter models SOLIVIA 2.5, 3.0 and 3.3 EU G3. Focusing on residential installations, the inverters have a power output range between 2.5kW and 3.3kW and will be available from September this year.

August wasn’t a particularly good month for some solar PV customers and installers … as two MCS listed module manufacturers headed into bankruptcy. Evergreen Solar filed for bankruptcy earlier in the month and Solyndra announced it had suspended operations and planned to file for bankruptcy as the month closed.