Solar Media Staff

The fate of a solar power project in Dorset will be decided today as planning officers from North Dorset District Council meet with the project developers to make a verdict on whether the plant should go ahead or not.

As part of its continuing expansion in the UK, EvoEnergy has appointed Nick Offer as Managing Director of its commercial business. Offer joins the team from Arup, where he led the team that developed the design for the 2012 Olympic Village. He was also the director in charge of the creation of the Shard, located at London Bridge.

Although the large-scale solar sector has taken a bit of a bashing in recent times, it seems residential installations have more than made up for this. According to rent-a-roof solar firm HomeSun, one panel is installed every three minutes in the UK.

Used a trial version of the new Seaward Solar PV100 test instrument for real, for the first time today. We were testing the latest strings of glass-glass PV modules to be installed on the roof of one of our larger London projects.

Having operated in the renewable energy sector for over four years, KN Renewable Energy is well-versed in the installation of solar panels in the UK. The company, which specialises in the design, supply, installation and commissioning of all sizes of solar photovoltaic systems, has recently completed a social housing project in Croydon.

KN Renewable Energy, provider of Renewable Energy solutions within the built environment, operating throughout the UK and Ireland, has completed a 26.64kWp rooftop installation in London.  The company specializes in the design, supply, installation and commissioning of all sizes of solar photovoltaic systems from 1kWp to 5MWp, including building-integrated, ground, pitched and flat roof mounted solutions.

Manchester-based law firm Heatons has completed the deal for the procurement of the solar project at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire. The client, Solon SE, is one of the largest manufacturers of solar modules in Europe, and will be responsible for the design, construction operation and maintenance…

UK-based building contractor, Prater, has launched a solar division specializing in energizing the building envelope in order to maximize sustainability credentials. By offering an integrated version of solar photovoltaics, the company provides UK customers with a more aesthetic approach to renewable energy generation, as well as another way of taking advantage of the country’s feed-in tariff.

While almost everyone in the UK solar industry is disappointed with Government’s decision to review feed-in tariff rates, the less well-off may have more reason than most to feel thwarted. Greg Barker argues that the proposed cuts will help the general public to benefit from solar power, yet the reluctance shown by UK banks…

Renewable energy company OPUS Green has started the ‘Green Revolution’ to help get out-of-work tradesmen back into full-time employment as part of the Government’s upcoming Green Deal. Working in collaboration with OPUS Building Services, the company has recruited tradesmen who have found themselves out of work due to the recession.