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The Guardian is reporting that the four most senior Coalition figures – David Cameron, Chancellor George Osborne, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg – have called an emergency meeting with energy secretary Ed Davey to address a number of energy policy issues that have been threatening to boil over in the last few weeks and jeopardise the UK’s long-term energy strategy.

The UK’s Solarcentury is to donate £35,000 to charity SolarAid’s ‘Share a Light’ campaign.

The Solar Schools project, launched by carbon cutting organisation 10:10 in conjunction with Mumsnet, has unveiled its improved website and toolkit as it continues its work with schools across the UK.

Solar PV module provider, Upsolar, has unveiled its smart modules optimised by Tigo Energy. The smart modules, which are the first to be certified by TÜV Rheinland PTL for Europe and North America, are now available for residential, commercial and utility-scale installations.

Segen, one of the UK’s largest distributors of solar PV products, has announced that it will be adding Samsung’s EHS Mono range of Eco Heating Systems to its portfolio of renewable energy products.

The introduction of electricity efficient feed-in tariffs (ee FiT) could reduce the UK’s electricity demand by 40 percent by 2030, saving in excess of £10 billion per year according to a new report published by Green Alliance and WWF-UK.

Northampton and Oxford-based independent energy supplier, Opus Energy, is to create 100 new jobs across its two offices. The news comes after the company was listed in the Sunday Times Top Track 250 league table for the second year running.

Chinese solar manufacturer ECSOLAR has signed a distribution agreement with Hertfordshire-based Project Energy Distribution. The agreement will see Project Energy Distribution become ECSOLAR’s sales partner in the UK.

Rising energy bills has beaten out unemployment, inflation and taxes as the biggest concern for UK consumers according to recent findings from YouGov’s Household
Economic Activity Tracker (HEAT).

An ambitious, nationwide social media campaign which highlights the benefits of solar power is due to rollout next year. ‘Please your plug’ aims to stimulate renewed interest in the solar industry following the stunting of the market by a succession of cuts to the feed-in tariff over the last 18 months.