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High-level executives from over 400 solar companies have written to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to halt the planned cut to solar subsidies in July.

Brighton Energy Co-operative is set to a launch a pioneering project that will see local residents invest in a community-owned solar array. The array will provide the local community with locally generated green power and help fund projects designed to allow members of the community to reduce their energy bills. 

A poultry farm in Lincolnshire has had a 140kWp solar array installed to help the farm slash running costs and carbon consumption. The install saw CTS Solar add an additional 580 modules and 8 inverters to an existing 50kWp array.

International solar photovoltaic manufacturer REC has awarded UK distributor Carbomat with their prestigious ‘Platinum Partner’ status. The Surrey-based installer is the first UK partner to receive REC’s Platinum Partner status.

Brighton and Hove is set to host its first-ever Smart Business Conference. The one-day conference will play host to a number of leading international figures including, Caroline Lucas, Greg Barker and Norman Barker.

Nanoco, a quantum dot producer which grew out of a university spin-out, has taken a significant stride to becoming one of the UK’s most significant nanotechnology companies thanks to the UK Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN).

Saint-Gobain Solar’s range of PV modules produced by Martifer Solar which utilise Solar Bond InFrame sealant have met the International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) standard for the safety performance of crystallline silicone (c-Si) terrestrial PV modules.

Solarcentury has announced the appointment of Frans van den Heuvel as its new CEO. Van den Heuvel was previously CEO of Dutch solar PV company Scheuten Solar and ProxEnergy, a solar installation company and developer of smart-gird products and services. The Dutchman has over 13 years of industry experience, specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of solar for buildings and solar parks.

Saint Matthias Evangelical parish church in Plymouth has had a solar PV array installed on its historic roof. The solar system was installed by Exeter-based SunGift Solar and is set to save the church hundreds of pounds a year on electricity bills whilst significantly lowering its carbon footprint.

Ofgem has announced that it will be requiring industry to develop changes to the current transmission charging approach. The energy watchdog has warned that it needs to implement a new transmission charging structure to better reflect the “costs placed on the system by all forms of generation, particularly renewable generators, which operate intermittently.”