Belectric UK will launch a large-scale project to test the grid-stabilising capabilities of battery-based energy storage systems at a solar farm in England.
Researchers at Swansea University have found a new recipe for anti-reflection coating which could drive the cost of manufacturing solar panels down by a fifth.
Pocklington’s Bakery in Alford is now harnessing the power of the sun to help power its operations, following the installation of a 150kWp array at its headquarters.
A major water treatment plant at Sutton Bingham is being partially powered by solar, after a 50kWp solar array was installed by Bristol-based PV installer, Your Power.
Kingspan Energy has completed what is claimed to be the largest rooftop PV array in Northern Ireland, at the group’s manufacturing plant in Portadown, County Armagh.
The UK comprehensivley outperformed Germany last year in terms of solar PV installations. Germany installed just 1.89GW of solar power capacity in 2014, according to official figures released by the country’s Federal Network Operator.
The UK’s leading solar energy generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has revealed that a nationwide network of solar PV installers is rapidly taking shape after joining forces with its first 30 new partners across the UK.
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International PV manufacturer and EPC firm, Hanwha Q CELLS, is to build a 6.5MW power plant in Gloucestershire, England, after acquiring the project from developer, Green Hedge Group.
