Solar manufacturer, Trina Solar, has announced the launch of its live Roadshow which will tour the UK between October 2-10. Trina Solar’s very own event truck will be travelling up and down the country hoping to engage the local solar PV installer community by offering a unique live and interactive experience.
Chinese solar PV module manufacturer, Phono Solar, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with American microinverter manufacturer, Enphase Energy. The partnership will see the two companies combine to develop a new range of modules – the AC series.
Brighton is set to see the first of a number of community-funded domestic solar under Abundance Generation and Padero South Downs innovative debenture scheme. The two companies have combined with the simple premise of allowing people the opportunity to invest in providing other people with a source of free, renewable electricity.
Hanergy has partnered with IKEA to offer members of the Swedish furniture giant’s loyalty programme discounted solar PV systems. The partnership marks the first time that Hanergy’s thin-film offering is being marketed in the UK, after acquiring Q-Cells’ subsidiary Solibro following Q-Cells SE entering insolvency proceedings earlier this year.
American microinverter manufacturer, Enphase Energy, has partnered with Cambridge-based photovoltaic distributor, Dynamic Solar, to become the first authorised distributor of the Californian company’s microinverter systems in the UK.
Solarsense has joined up yet again with Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis, after installing an array at his Glastonbury farm, to unveil Bristol’s first free community charging station for electric vehicles.
Cornwall Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to begin construction of its own solar farm in the UK. The council has green lit plans for a 5MW solar park in Kernow, near Newquay Airport.
According to a new report from IMS Research, microinverters and power optimisers continue to be the fastest growing segment of the solar PV inverter market after growing by 180 percent in 2011.
The Solar PV Guide was originally written for those working in the UK solar industry in 2002, with the second Edition released in 2006. Over the last 18 months, since the UK solar market has progressed to more than 1GW of installed capacity, the MCS PV working group has been working on a new version which will be released over the next few weeks. The following article summarises the main changes occurring.
