Commercial & Residential Solar

Forrest secures £3 million Manchester social housing PV contract

December 19, 2014
Social housing contractor Forrest has won a contract worth £3 million to install solar PV on Southway Housing Trust homes across South Manchester.
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Majority of MCS firms would consider becoming Green Deal installers

December 18, 2014
More than two thirds of MCS installers would consider becoming Green Deal suppliers, according to new research by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
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Jetion bags 46MW order in UK

December 18, 2014
Chinese module manufacturer Jetion Solar has secured an order totalling 46MW for two solar farms in the UK.

Styles & Wood installs solar on three East Lancashire health centres

December 17, 2014
Altrincham-headquartered property company, Styles & Wood has installed solar across three new health centres in East Lancashire.
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Martifer Solar agrees deal with Smartenergy Renewables for 4.27MW Bristol site

December 17, 2014
Portuguese solar developer Martifer Solar has sold the project rights for a 4.27MW solar farm development in Exeter to Zurich-headquartered solar company, Smartenergy Renewables AG.
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Solarcentury to extend Norfolk solar farm

December 15, 2014
London-based developer, Solarcentury is extending an existing 14.8MWp solar farm site at Hardingham in Norfolk with an extra 5.3MW.
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NFU: Solar farms help deliver secure income to farmers

December 15, 2014
Solar farms help “deliver secure income to farmers”, according to Guy Smith, vice president of the National Farmers’ Union.
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19MW Scottish solar farm wins planning permission

December 12, 2014
A 19MW solar farm in the north east of Scotland has secured planning permission.
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Kingspan launches PV-tied ZerO Energy Lighting solution

December 12, 2014
Kingspan Insulated Panels has launched its ZerO Energy Lighting solution which combines rooflights, LED lighting, smart controls and solar PV.
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Freewatt gains planning permission for 8.9MW Stow solar farm extension

December 11, 2014
Solar developer Freewatt has secured planning permission for a 10MW solar farm at Stow, Lincolnshire.

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