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Swansea University has launched a new solar energy research centre designed to deliver world-leading scientific research and to support the growth of solar in Wales.

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has published a Grid Barriers to Solar Power briefing designed as a step-by-step guide on the key issues and actions needed to address the “serious problems with grid access” facing solar developers.

An extremely successful product launch at Solar Energy UK saw Solar Panel Security sell-out of stock of the newly-launched ‘SPrakets’ product.

SolarFields UK has the lofty ambition of becoming the UK’s largest investment opportunity in solar energy.

5YJ Co-operative, a new London-based solar co-operative has announced that it will begin issuing shares.

Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering, makers of the SolarMax range, agreed a distribution deal with PV wholesaler Solen Energy UK on the show floor of Solar Energy UK.

The European Commission has announced a list of 140 electricity projects that will be fast tracked and have access to a funding pot of €5.85 billion (US$7.9 billion) including a new UK storage installation and interconnections with Ireland.

UK-based solar distributor Waxman Energy has signed a new distribution agreement with Hanwha Q Cells, part of the South Korean Hanwha Group.

Automotive connector and heated glazing manufacturer Strip Tinning has opened a new prototype line that produces string ribbon for solar cells.

Lightsource Renewable Energy and Investec Bank have announced the refinancing of four solar farms with a total capacity of 38MW across the UK.