Researchers at Swansea University have found a new recipe for anti-reflection coating which could drive the cost of manufacturing solar panels down by a fifth.
The head of a company selected by the UK government to deploy residential energy storage under a pilot scheme believes that his network of installers could deploy 10,000 units, equivalent to 30MWh of storage per month.
Qualitick Ltd, a provider of certification support, training and consultancy services, has announced that it will merge with, renewable energy installer, ASC Renewables Ltd.
Renewables distributor, Edmundson Electrical Greentech has announced that it has added Chinese solar inverter manufacturer, Zeversolar to its portfolio.
Pocklington’s Bakery in Alford is now harnessing the power of the sun to help power its operations, following the installation of a 150kWp array at its headquarters.
A major water treatment plant at Sutton Bingham is being partially powered by solar, after a 50kWp solar array was installed by Bristol-based PV installer, Your Power.
Kingspan Energy has completed what is claimed to be the largest rooftop PV array in Northern Ireland, at the group’s manufacturing plant in Portadown, County Armagh.
The UK comprehensivley outperformed Germany last year in terms of solar PV installations. Germany installed just 1.89GW of solar power capacity in 2014, according to official figures released by the country’s Federal Network Operator.
