Commercial & Residential Solar

The energy efficiency sector has received a training boost, with the South West Energy Centre partnering with National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) to provide courses for installers.

Plane and train maker Bombardier has had plans for a 3.8MW solar farm at one of its manufacturing plants in Belfast approved by the environment minister for Northern Ireland, Mark Durkan.

Ahead of the launch of the domestic renewable heat (RHI), Waxman Training Academy has received approval to offer courses under the RHI Training Support Scheme (TSS).

Electrical wholesaler, Moss Electrical, has announced that it will use funds gained from the sale of its old office to invest in solar PV research and development.

A survey carried out by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has discovered that 9% of households in the UK are considering installing solar.

Naked Energy has secured €1.3 million (£1 million) of funding to further the development of its hybrid solar module, Virtu.

Where do you sit; are service and maintenance visits to a solar PV system a necessary and worthwhile exercise, or just a waste of money? This was the question posed to me today by a customer. My answer was: “Well that depends on the system, the installer and the way the system is behaving.”

British company Oxis Energy has partnered with Proinso UK to develop a new solar energy storage system prototype that it is aiming to roll-out this year.

The National Grid has revealed that it is launching a new smart grid programme in the UK that will help reduce commercial and industrial energy use during peak demand.

Gen Community is hoping to raise enough money to install solar panels on 25 schools across Staffordshire with its Staffordshire Sunny Schools community offer.