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The Department of Energy and Climate Change has announced that multi service provider, Gemserv, will run the new Green Deal oversight body. The company will be responsible for the registration of assessors, installers and providers as well monitoring compliance with the Code of Practice. 

Eaton’s new ISG range of inverters have been specifically designed for solar photovoltaic systems and, following certification as fully compliant with ENA Engineering Recommendation G83/1, are suitable for connection to the UK national grid.

Midlands-based renewable energy specialist Eco2Solar has signed a Preferred Supplier Agreement with FTSE 250 construction group, Galliford Try.

Rexel Renewables’ online arm, Natural Sparx, was in attendance for the opening of the UK’s first home designed to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5, the Rexel Sigma House at the BRE.

The Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker has been accused of “breathtaking arrogance” after the minister labeled a report into the domestic solar PV market by BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme as a “travesty”.

Nearly 800 City of York Council homes will be fitted with free solar arrays as Empower Community and Nationwide Solar have begun fitting the first homes with solar.

Trina Solar has announced the second generation of its Honey technology, the Honey Ultra range of modules.

Tesco has announced that it is extending its ‘Summer Solar Sale’ following the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s decision to maintain the current feed-in tariff (FiT) of 21p.

Sharp Solar has revealed that it will be moving its entire solar photovoltaic operation to the UK, expanding on the company’s existing Welsh manufacturing facility.

Phono Solar, one of the largest manufactures of solar modules, has today introduced its new residential energy storage and management solution, Enercube.