Herefordshire-based renewable installer, Caplor Energy, has installed one on the County’s largest solar PV installations under a new scheme being debuted by the company.
The Telegraph is reporting this morning that a crucial announcement over the level of support different renewable technologies would receive under the Renewable Obligation (RO) scheme has been delayed due to an escalating rift amongst the Coalition Government.
A consortium of UK universities led by Loughborough University, have announced the formation of a SUPERSOLAR Hub to drive research, training and industry partnerships in the burgeoning UK solar energy sector.
A coalition of organisations, including Nottingham University, has secured an EU-funded €10 million research grant for the development of low cost thin film technologies.
One of the largest roof-top solar arrays in the East of England has been installed by the Lincoln-based solar installer, Freewatt at John Saul Ltd farm, near Boston.
One of the first Green Deal Assessor courses to be undertaken has been completed. The City & Guilds 6066 course was hosted by PPL Training and saw a range of different candidates attend – from solar installers to plumbers.
The latest solar installation figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that solar installs for the week ending July 8 have dropped by 36.4 percent compared to the week before.
Following the dramatic Supreme Court victory earlier this year, three separate solar companies have approached the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to request compensation for losses incurred as a result of the ruling, which found proposed cuts to the FiT in October last year as ‘unlawful and unfair.’
Spanish solar company, Solaer, has completed its first major project in the UK. Solaer worked together with its long-standing partner, Conergy, to complete the 5MW project, located in the village of Eastcott near Bude in Cornwall.
Staffordshire-based housing association, Stafford and Rural Homes (SARH), has announced an ambitious solar project that will see 180 of its bungalows receive solar arrays., Stafford and Rural Homes (SARH), has announced an ambitious solar project that will see 180 of its bungalows receive solar arrays.