Companies fined after safety breaches led to installer fall
Two firms have been fined for safety breaches after a solar installer fell from a roof through a scaffold, landing five metres below and sustaining life changing injuries.
Articles tagged with: Commercial Rooftop
BBC Wales toasts new broadcast HQ with 120kW rooftop solar array
BBC Wales has gone solar with a 120kWp rooftop system installed atop its £100 million new broadcast centre in Cardiff.
SPCS lands three-year SEGRO solar cleaning contract
SEGRO, one of Europe’s leading property owners, has handed a lucrative, three-year solar cleaning contract to Solar Panel Cleaning Services (SPCS).
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 spotlight: Commercial Rooftop Solar
Nominations for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018 are now open, and the Commercial Rooftop Solar Installation award, sponsored by JA Solar, returns once again.
Waxman and Valk announce new mounting systems partnership
Waxman Energy is to stock new PV mounting systems from Valk Solar Systems under the terms of a newly-arranged partnership.
British Army deploys solar in sustainability charge
New buildings to be used by the British Army are being constructed with rooftop solar PV, enhancing their sustainably and efficiency.
Defunct solar installer fined £250,000 following worker fall
Solar installation firm Solarjen has been fined £250,000 and ordered to pay costs after a number of health and safety failings contributed towards a worker’s fall.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2017 spotlight: Commercial rooftop PV
Nominations for the Solar Power Portal Awards 2017 are now open, and the commercial rooftop PV award returns once again as the ceremony enters its fifth successive year.
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Pricing power
Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are not a new feature of the UK solar market, but since the cuts enacted to the feed-in tariff last year they have risen to new prominence. David Pratt examines how these deals are made, and what benefits they offer to both sides.