Commercial & Residential Solar

BWE Partnership and British Solar Renewables have broken ground on the 9.5MW New Mains of Guynd solar farm near Arbroath, Scotland.

An energy storage system based on the Aquion non-toxic ‘saltwater’ battery has been installed on a private estate in Northern Ireland, in what is believed to be the UK debut for the much-talked about technology.

It seems increasingly likely FiTs for solar and other government support mechanisms will be heavily cut, with job losses already taking place and more seeming inevitable. At first storage seemed like a simple solution for installers and the wider industry to shift its focus – even if only temporarily. UK renewable energy recruitment specialist David Hunt of Hyperion Executive Search, himself a former solar installer, takes a closer look.

LG Chem and SolaX Power have joined forces to promote the use of a new hybrid inverter and energy storage system as a total solution for the domestic solar market.

East Green Energy has completed its first floating solar panel installation, which is thought to be only the second in the country.

Krannich Solar is to distribute a new range of string inverters from Bosch Power Tec to the UK market in a deal intended to strengthen the global supply partnership between the two companies.

Community energy group Mongoose Energy is preparing for the launch of a supply business late next year following the rush of community projects it is helping to get developed.

Earthwise Products has agreed a deal with PV Kits Direct which will now distribute the company’s SOLiC 200 water heating solution.

Solar PV deployment under the feed-in tariff remained steady during October 2015 despite forecasts of a substantial increase following proposed cuts, new figures released by DECC show.

South Korean PV module manufacturer S-Energy has landed a deal to supply 27MW of modules to German developer Goldbeck Solar, for use in UK-based projects.