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Dartford-based renewable energy expert Enevis has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Scottish construction company Powerwall. 

Solar Energy Savings Ltd has been wound-up by the High Court in Manchester following a petition presented by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills following an investigation by Company Investigations of The Insolvency Service.

Nick Clegg has reiterated the Coalition’s commitment to driving the uptake of renewables in the UK during his opening speech at Government’s British Business Embassy on Energy at Lancaster House.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has revealed that it paid out £1,784,431 in bonuses in 2010 and 2011.

Sainsbury’s has become the largest operator of rooftop-mounted solar PV across the UK after installing 16MW of capacity on 169 of its stores. 

Liverpool drinks giant, Halewood International, has installed one of the region’s largest solar arrays – a huge 250kWp array on the roof of its Huyton production plant. The company, which produces well-known brands such as Lambrini, Crabbies and Tsingtao, turned to Manchester-based renewable energy specialists, Reef Solutions, to design and install the solar power plant.

Renewable investment company, Abundance Generation, has announced the launch of its second crowd-funded renewable project – a solar energy venture in the South Downs, designed to help fund the installation of free solar panels in order to provide free electricity for locals.

Northern Ireland’s Department of Enteprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) has published its responses to a consultation over the Northern Ireland Renewable Obligation (NIRO).

The UK’s largest renewable electricity supplier, Good Energy, has announced that is investigating the possibility of installing 110MW worth of large-scale solar and onshore wind projects across the UK to help the company generate more of its own renewable electricity.

German solar giant, Centrosolar, has launched an English-language version of its Centrocheck solar planning tool for the UK solar market. The online portal is designed to help UK installers create fully-customised system designs as well as providing homeowners an easy way to evaluate the solar potential of their property.