Commercial & Residential Solar

Tourism leaflet manufacturer, Seymac Distribution Services has boosted its green credentials after the installation of a 30kWp solar array on the company’s warehouse.

UK-based PV project developer Castillium has connected the 48kW project at South West College, in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. It will supply power to the CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology) Passive Pavilion and, following a deal announced in January this year, has been equipped with robotic tracking made by US start-up QBotix.

Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy (WWCE) is aiming to raise £2.7 million to help finance the construction of a 5MW solar farm near Swindon.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that it will extend the grace period for solar projects when the renewable obligation (RO) scheme is scrapped for projects over 5MW in April 2015. 

Large-scale solar PV in the UK will be cheaper than gas before 2018, according to a report published by the Solar Trade Association.

Sainsbury’s in Longbridge, Birmingham was evacuated on Saturday 15 November after a fire broke out on the supermarket’s roof.

Eight19, a developer of organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology, has received a further £1 million investment from IP Group to assist with the growth of the company’s production volume and commercial activities.

BF Adventure has installed solar panels just four days after being awarded £11,572 at Energyshare Cornwall’s Energy Fund Awards.

Lightsource Renewable Energy has forged a partnership with local solar developer Push Energy to commission a 10MW solar farm in Essex.

Hitachi Rail Europe’s train manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe, Durham will be partly powered by a 1MW solar array.