Solar Media Staff

Solar Power PV, based in Lancashire, has recently completed a 50kWp installation for Hackings Caravan Park in Billington. Pendle Hill provides a picturesque backdrop for the installation, which comprises 250 200W CNPV Monocrystalline panels and three SolarMax MT13 inverters.

ET Solar has completed a 33kW commercial rooftop installation in Bow Common Lane, London. Designed and developed by Dabbrook Service Limited, the project features ET 280 watt multi-crystalline modules.

First Solar has become the latest solar module manufacturer to receive the UK Government's Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation. The certification, which is a prerequisite in order to sell PV systems in the UK under the feed-in tariff (FiT), has been awarded to the company’s thin-film Series 3 modules.

The UK has underestimated the potential of solar power and needs to re-evaluate its role in the country’s energy generation portfolio, according to Greg Barker. These comments were made in response to a report from the STA, which claims that inadequate support from the Government is clipping the wings of its fledgling solar industry.

Taiwan-based module manufacturer Ritek Solar has today announced that its polycrystalline solar panels are now certified for use in the UK. Having received Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation, the photovoltaic specialist is able to expand into the country’s escalating market.

After months of uncertainty surrounding the UK’s solar market, the Solar Trade Association has today launched an in-depth report that claims Government could do more to support the burgeoning industry. According to the STA’s findings, the real potential for solar in the UK is simply not being recognised.

Following on from last week’s Green Investment Bank announcement, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published an array of papers designed to summarise the intricacies of, and reassure UK homeowners about, the Green Deal. After fears that the ‘greenest Government…

Joining the realms of the soon-to-be-uncommon large-scale roof installations in the UK, a 500kW system has been completed in Suffolk. Going Solar has now finished work on the £1.2 million project, which features a total of 2,200 solar panels.

At the upcoming Intersolar Europe trade fair in Munich, Centrosolar will present its aerodynamic flat roof mounting system for photovoltaic modules. Providing an alternative residential solution for customers in the UK, the new Ceniq system enables photovoltaic systems to be installed on flat roofs with minimum weight load and without damaging the roof cladding.

Further fueling fears that the world is not going to meet the emissions targets set for 2020, the latest research conducted by the International Energy Agency (IEA) discloses that energy…