In a bid to counteract the current consumer confusion surrounding the UK solar industry Conergy has launched a tracker system which highlights the long-term financial returns still available when installing solar panels.
Chiltern District Council has installed solar PV on the roof of the King George V Council Offices and the Chesham Leisure Centre in a bid to reduce rising energy costs and their dependence on electricity suppliers. The project was completed by InstaGen in November 2011.
Solar and wind projects developer TGC Renewables is set to open a London-based office where the company will be able to work directly with private equity, banks and pension funds. The new office will add to TGC’s existing Bristol and Glasgow operations.
Swansea-based Morgan Advanced Materials and Technology (AM&T) has installed a solar PV system as part of its drive to reduce the company’s overall consumption by 20 percent over the next 12 months.
Renewables developer, TGC Renewables, is set to apply for planning permission to develop a 40-acre site at Raymond’s Hill, near Axminster, into a 5MW solar park.
Mitsubishi Electric has been praised for its ambitious ‘Learning Curve’ programme that aims to teach schoolchildren about the importance of adopting ‘the 3 Rs’ – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
In a bid to increase its UK market share and increase its brand awareness Sputnik Engineering has signed an agreement with Hertfordshire-based Solar Cube. Under the terms of the partnership Solar Cube will distribute SolarMax inverters from its West Midlands depot across the UK.
Canadian Solar has successfully launched a partner program for Engineering Procurement Contractors (EPCs) and PV installers in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. This news follows the opening of the company’s Authorized Reseller Program in April this year.
