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TGC Renewables has secured planning permission for a 3.86MW solar park in Somerset.

EU member states have overwhelmingly voted against the imposition of provisional duties on Chinese solar panels with 18 member states voting against, four in favour and five abstaining.

UK solar distributor Segen has announced a new partnership with Renusol which will see the Aldershot-based company stock a number of Reusol products.

The secretary of state for energy and climate change, Ed Davey, has rejected plans to upgrade the EU’s renewable energy target, labelling it “inflexible and unnecessary”.

European trade commissioner Karel De Gucht has accused China of forcing EU member states to oppose duties against Chinese solar manufacturers.

Lightsource Renewable Energy has announced the acquisition of a 6.3MW solar park in Southampton, developed and built by Solarcentury.

The UK-based charity SolarAid has been selected as one of 10 Google Global Impact Challenge finalists.

The industrial gearbox and motor solutions manufacturer STM Power Transmissions has committed to cutting its carbon footprint after its headquarters in Winsford was fitted with a 28.5kWp solar PV array.

The UK’s minister for energy and climate change, Greg Barker, has arrived in Brussels today to lobby the European Commission (EC) over proposed plans to impose trade duties on Chinese-manufactured solar products.

Consolidation and oversupply in the PV industry has forced capital expenditure to their lowest levels since 2006, information and analytics company IHS said this week.