Commercial & Residential Solar

The University of Durham’s historic campus has long been one of the North East’s most treasured jewels, but the sprawling nature of the campus had long meant that the University’s core administrative services were scattered across the city.

Solarcentury has been given planning permission for a 7.6MW extension on an existing 700kWp ground-mounted array in Illminster, Somerset.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released its latest quarterly energy statistics, which show that installations under the feed-in tariff (FiT) have reached 1.3GW across the UK.

Three leading scientists have called for for a moratorium on the building of new conventional power plants following research indicating that renewables could be implemented much faster than the majority of people realise.

The Government has announced that it has set aside a budget of £125 million for its Green Deal cash back scheme in a bid to drive the uptake of the greener home initiative.

Molecular Solar, a spinout company from the University of Warwick, has been able to achieve and demonstrate a record voltage for organic photovoltaic cells (OPV). The company has developed OPV technology capable of producing cells with open-circuit voltages in excess of 4 volts for the first time ever.

The UK’s Solarcentury is to donate £35,000 to charity SolarAid’s ‘Share a Light’ campaign.

Solar PV module provider, Upsolar, has unveiled its smart modules optimised by Tigo Energy. The smart modules, which are the first to be certified by TÜV Rheinland PTL for Europe and North America, are now available for residential, commercial and utility-scale installations.

Segen, one of the UK’s largest distributors of solar PV products, has announced that it will be adding Samsung’s EHS Mono range of Eco Heating Systems to its portfolio of renewable energy products.

A coalition of insulation companies, representing over 70 percent of the UK’s £700 million insulation industry, has written to Ed Davey, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, warning him that the current Green Deal proposals will jeopardise 16,000 jobs in the industry over the next year.