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When C Changes Ltd was contracted to install a solar PV system on Derbyshire-based church it was faced with a challenge. Unlike the more familiar domestic installations, this project required in-depth discussions with both English Heritage and the Lead Sheet Association (LSA).

A Kilmacolm farmer has converted from horse power to solar power by installing a 40-panel solar installation at West Glen Farm.

Caplor Energy has recently completed a 48kWp solar installation for a Brecon-based Garden Centre. The system, which forms part of the Old Railway Line Garden Centre’s redevelopment programme, will help reduce carbon emissions while increasing annual income.

The Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker, today launched the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) landmark paper, ‘Renewable energy: Made in Britain’, the first to attempt to accurately detail the renewables landscape in Britain.

Under new energy efficiency regulations to be introduced as early as 2015, a fifth of commercial and residential property will be excluded from the rental and lease market.

Ministers from the world’s leading economies will gather in London tomorrow for the first day of the global Clean Energy Ministerial event, held at Lancaster House.

A new report published by Ernst & Young for the SmartGrid GB group highlights how the introduction of smart grids will revolutionise the way power is generated and used in the UK. By providing consumers with greater understanding and control over the pricing and usage of electricity, smart grids are also expected to make a significant dent in carbon emissions.

A rural garage in Teesdale is set to install an electric car recharging point which will offer free charging to local residents. David Hutchinson, owner of Mickleton Service Station has applied for permission to install 16 solar panels and a charging point.

Severnside Housing, one of Shropshire’s largest social landlords, has installed solar panels at its offices and sheltered housing schemes across the midlands area, which will reduce the housing provider’s annual carbon emissions by more than 27 tonnes.

New research published by the Renewable Energy Association and Innovas reveals that the UK’s 12.5 billion renewables industry supports 110,000 jobs across the supply chain and could support as much as 400,000 jobs by 2020.