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On Thurday night approximately 350 people gathered together in boutique Kensington hotel Jumeirah Carlton Tower to celebrate the best of British renewables. The 6th Annual British Renewable Energy Awards paid tribute to the UK renewable energy industry’s achievements over the past year.

Photovoltaic module manufacturer BISOL and boat development company Seaway have joined forces to construct the Greenline Hybrid, which utilises solar energy. By installing BISOL premium quality photovoltaic modules on the solar roof of the boat, more than 80 proud owners of the Greenline 33 now sail by the power of the sun.

Gatwick Solar has just completed a 9.66kW photovoltaic system installation on a poultry farm in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex.

iGen Energy has completed the first phase of its 96kWp commercial solar photovoltaics installation in Buxton, Derbyshire. The project, which is the first in the UK to feature Q-Cells Q.SMART thin-film modules, is being constructed for professional cleaning solutions manufacturer, Selden Research.

Freetricity is to offer homeowners the chance to go green for free, as part of its solar energy strategy. A total of 1,200 residents per selected county will get the opportunity to have free solar panels installed and maintained absolutely free of charge under the rent-a-roof model that has become popular across the UK.

A new scheme, run by solar energy company Sunny Britain, will help UK residents to benefit from renewable electricity for the half the price. By grouping people from the same area together, the company is able to negotiate saving on equipment, installation and maintenance from local suppliers. In some cases…

Wagner Solar UK has raised £11,432.02 for the relief and development organisation World Vision for Japan related causes through its commitment to donate 3% from new sales of Sanyo…

Riomay Renewable Energies has calculated that by switching from sole reliance on fossil fuels to renewable sources, UK homeowners could earn up to £1,000 a year, tax free, for 25 years. By installing Government-incentivised green technologies, such as solar panels, UK residents can now actually get paid for the energy they generate at home as well as benefitting from the energy itself.

Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced that the country will now join England in benefitting from the renewable heat incentive (RHI). Homeowners will also receive support for the installation of renewable heat technologies such as heat pumps, solar thermal or biomass boilers under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment.

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched the first internationally-recognised energy management standard to help organisations improve profitability, cut CO2 emissions and meet carbon budgets. The ISO 50001 will enable UK organisations to understand their baseline energy usage in order to decrease the amount they rely on and reduce their carbon footprint.