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ET Solar, the China-based solar PV producer announced today the completion of a commercial 100kW rooftop project in the UK – further strengthening the company’s presence in Britain.

Over the past few days I’ve been keeping a beady eye on the Ofgem PV installation figures as they crept ever closer to the 200MW mark for this FiT year. This afternoon I hit the refresh button and lo, we’ve surpassed it. Logging a total of 200.441MW, the FiT register is showing results that even the most optimistic of us never thought were possible.

UK-based solar company A-Sun has passed the IEC 61701 salt mist corrosion testing stage for its MCS accredited photovoltaic modules.

Independent renewable energy project developer TGC Renewables has now completed its 1.7MW Newquay-based solar farm and connected it to the National Grid. The Trevemper Farm scheme will provide renewable energy to the National Grid as well as a regular and regular and reliable income for the landowner and the local community.

UK Solar panel giant and specialist glass maker Romag plans to lift production capacity by 300 percent by the end of this year.

Aiming to boost solar photovoltaics installation monitoring and performance Enecsys has teamed up with Ember to bring wireless ZigBee communication technology to UK homes and businesses.

Adding to the growing number of training schools in the UK, Able Skills has opened its new solar photovoltaic (PV) centre at its Dartford-based headquarters. The new centre, which has larger roofs for a lifelike teaching experience, will provide students with the experience they need to get started as a solar installer.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) PV Working Group has updated its DTI Guide for installing PV Systems and is calling for the solar community’s input on the new draft.

Specialist PV fund manager Bluefield Partners LLP has signed a strategic agreement with Azur Solar to finance a range of new 50kW and 150kW systems on industrial, commercial and agricultural roofs across the UK. The systems will be installed for free between now and March, 2012 and consequently will be eligible for the Government’s current feed-in tariff rate. Azur will operate and manage all of the systems.

PV engineering, contracting and distribution firm Colexon Energy has received an order for 5,000 First Solar thin-film panels from installers in Cornwall and Oxford. This is the latest major order Colexon has taken for the black, frameless modules, which have proved very popular due to their high energy output.