A report by the UK Green Building Council has called for incentives including reduced council tax bills or stamp duty to encourage up to 1.5 million home energy retrofits each year and boost the government’s Green Deal programme.
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has called for greater collaboration between electricity networks and the solar industry if solar is to reach its full potential in the UK.
German manufacturer and developer Conergy has started insolvency proceedings at the District Court of Hamburg after plans to include a new strategic investor in the company were thwarted by one of 10 existing creditors.
Online distributor Ecolution has reacted to potential duties on Chinese solar panels by announcing that it will be stocking a new multinational range of panels, inverters and framing systems by the end of July.
Ground-mounted solar farms are to become a safe haven for the declining British bumblebee under a new initiative from PV project developer Solarcentury.
