Commercial & Residential Solar

Enevis, in partnership with the Apollo Group, has completed one of the largest multi-installation solar projects in London. After being awarded the contract in January this year the company managed to install a total of 500 systems in Walthamstow in a space of just three months.

In preparation for the launch of Government’s flagship energy policy the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies is expanding its training portfolio to offer courses on the Green Deal.

Adding to the recent influx of positive solar news Lark Energy has today announced that it has installed a total of 15MW of solar panels across the East of England and East Midlands in a combination of rooftop and solar farm projects. To date the company has installed approximately 65,000 photovoltaic panels which in total generate enough electricity to power 4,000 households.

Renewables developer, TGC Renewables, is set to apply for planning permission to develop a 40-acre site at Raymond’s Hill, near Axminster, into a 5MW solar park.

Habinteg Housing Association has installed solar arrays on all 46 properties of the association’s tenants in Clerkes Way, Houghton Regis.

Greg Barker, the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, has spoke of his desire to see more community-funded solar projects across the country after visiting one of the first schools in the UK to generate its own electricity from a community-funded solar project.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has announced that multi service provider, Gemserv, will run the new Green Deal oversight body. The company will be responsible for the registration of assessors, installers and providers as well monitoring compliance with the Code of Practice. 

Rexel Renewables’ online arm, Natural Sparx, was in attendance for the opening of the UK’s first home designed to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5, the Rexel Sigma House at the BRE.

Nearly 800 City of York Council homes will be fitted with free solar arrays as Empower Community and Nationwide Solar have begun fitting the first homes with solar.

Solar photovoltaic manufacturer, Trina Solar Limited, has announced a new partnership with Germany-based E3/DC to develop next generation energy storage solutions for homes and small businesses.