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Centrosolar has gained certification for its entire line of crystalline modules, including S-Class Deluxe, Excellent, Ultra and Professional modules under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

According to recent media reports, a UK-based asset management group is planning to raise £40 million from wealthy individuals in order to pay for a tax-sheltered venture capital trust that will invest in small-scale British solar power projects.

London Housing Association tenants of the Brentfield Estate near the North Circular in Brent have reportedly seen a £120 saving per property on their electricity bills following the installation of solar photovoltaics roof…

Birmingham City Council has announced its plans to install photovoltaic solar panels on 10,000 council houses. According to reports in the Guardian, the council agreed last week to set the ball rolling on the £100m project.

Some of the leading names in the UK’s renewable energy industry have sent out a warning the Government that a premature cut to feed-in tariff subsidies could damage the sector to a point of no return. The letter, signed by more than 60 figureheads in the renewable industry, outlines how…

Much like Solar Power Portal’s monthly round-up of solar installation figures in the UK, the DECC has released its first quarterly report of Energy Trends, which contains the Department’s first publication of feed-in tariff statistics covering installed capacity for the first quarter of the FiT scheme…

Solar PV Feasibility Mr Barton has high electricity usage and after some research concluded that with the clean energy cashbacks incentive and a SSE/SSW facing roof, solar PV would be an ideal investment to make his home more energy efficient.

This 1.36kWp system was installed by Mr Gavin Fletcher on his home in Leicestershire. Gavin says his motivation for installing solar came from his concern with the developed world’s reliance upon its finite supply of fossil fuels.

The race is well and truly on for the development of the first large-scale solar power plant in the UK. With one project in the South West appearing to have taken an early lead, Corby Council today announces that it wants the top spot.

Consumer watchdog, Which?, has today warned that consumers who opt for free solar schemes are losing out to the tune of £10,500. While the homeowner receives a free solar system and reduced electricity bills, the consumers’ association says that they are still being ripped off.