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Oakapple Renewable Energy has employed two architectural technologists to help design and build its pipeline of UK solar projects. The new recruits, Andrew Brearley and Kit Maplethorpe, are part of the company’s £100 million investment programme.

A recent surge of interest in solar by the public sector in Scotland is raising hopes of a brighter future for the energy source north of the Border.

Privately held international home products company, IKEA is in the process of installing 2,600 solar panels on the roof of its Wednesbury, Birmingham branch. Following a £278,600 investment the store now expects to generate around 112,600kWh of electricity per year, reducing the store’s CO2 consumption by over 1,148 tonnes over 25 years. The solar panels will be fully operational by December 2011.

Joining the growing number of rent-a-roof companies currently working in the UK, Premier Home Solar Ltd (PHS) is now installing and maintaining solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on domestic properties, completely free of charge.

Leading certification body, BABT/TÜV SÜD Product Service, has started providing assessments of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for the UK market only 16 months ago and is now proud to announce its 100th customer under the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), making it the leading MCS certification body for PV modules.

Working in partnership with Vela Solaris, the Solar Building Company has launched Polysun Software, enabling solar installers to design tailor-made photovoltaic systems utilising a professional and accurate simulation software tool.

Solar photovoltaics distributor Rexel has released the results of its Global Energy Efficiency survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, discovering that lack of education on energy efficiency is holding the UK back when it comes to energy savings.

Brighton Energy Co-operative is set to launch a share offer to raise up to £500,000 for its first solar energy scheme in Brighton & Hove. The company hopes to offer local residents to opportunity to buy…

NextEnergy Capital has marked the completion of its first utility-scale solar PV installation in the UK with the launch of a new solar strategy for the country. The bank’s WiseEnergy subsidiary will offer asset management services to institutional solar investors in the UK.

The UK’s exclusive provider of Solar Frontier thin-film panels, Engensa has recently completed the country’s first ever installation of the panels.