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Greenman Solar installed this 1.665kW system for a couple living on the coast at Greatstone, New Romney. Visible from the beachside garden, the panels provide an interesting view for passers by.

This 3.7kW solar photovoltaic installation has been completed today, June 14. Constructed on Romney Marsh near Dungeness Nuclear power station, the system saves approximately 2,200kg of carbon dioxide each year.

Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) systems provider Circadian Solar has opened its second UK-based premises at the Viscount Centre on the University of Warwick Science Park. The new building will house a prototype manufacturing line for the pilot production of Circadian’s CPV systems.

Solon and the Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC) have jointly developed a new rooftop solar solution consisting of the Solon SOLbond system combined with Tata Steel’s Colorcoat Prisma pre-finished steel range. By bringing these two products together, the companies address the growing demand for an intelligent building system combining photovoltaics and metal roofing.

Energy Minister Charles Hendry has today announced that smaller gas and electricity suppliers will benefit from a change in Government regulation from next year.

Financial Mail revealed this weekend that there could still be hope for the UK’s solar industry. According to an article published in The Daily Mail, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is working on a plan to save the future development of large-scale systems.

The Business Academy Bexley has been given the green light for the installation of a 558.6kW system that will generate around 45% of the electricity used by the Academy, cutting an estimated £46,790 off its annual £104,700 electricity bill and reducing its carbon footprint by 457 tonnes a year.

A German company has taken a majority stake in a division of a Wales-based renewable energy firm, securing 100 green jobs. MHH Solartechnik, which is based in Munich, has invested in the part of Dulas supplying solar panels, forming the new company, Dulas MHH.

Redland has been awarded a place on a new framework designed to deliver the benefits of solar power to the UK social housing sector. Under the initiative Redland PV will be available to more than 3.6 million properties, marking a significant step forward in the drive to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s social housing stock.

A group of solar companies thwarted by the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s (DECC) decision to cut the feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaics installations over 50kW has been granted permission to proceed with its legal case. A High Court judge has ruled that the group of solar developers seeking a judicial review against Government can now advance with its case against Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne.