Commercial & Residential Solar

A robotic falcon called Brian is keeping a beady eye over a new solar array at At-Bristol. The mechanical falcon has been charged with keeping seagulls away from the 50kWp array, to stop them from fouling the surface of the panels.

Wrexham County Council is due to complete an ambitious solar scheme at the end of this month that will see one in three council owned properties fitted with a solar photovoltaic array. The 5MW scheme is believed to be Europe’s largest social housing solar scheme.

Over £1.25 million of solar PV has been installed across Milford Docks and Pembroke Port, as part of a new venture between Milford Haven Port and The Green Electrician Limited. The UK’s third largest port will slash its carbon emissions by over 170,000 tonnes a year, thanks to the ambitious solar installation programme.

More than 150 churches across the country have benefitted from the installation of solar panels, thanks to renewable energy provider Ecotricity. The Stroud-based energy supplier has installed over 100 solar arrays in the South West since January 25.

The MCS database has been experiencing delays processing applicants due to a late surge in demand, created by the impending March 3 deadline.

Spanish inverter manufacturer, Ingeteam, has confirmed that it has supplied inverters to some of the UK’s biggest PV plants.

The latest solar installation figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show that the UK is slowly recovering from the shock of the fast-track December 12 deadline and the subsequent lowering of the feed-in tariff.

Ramping up its solar activity in the West Midlands, Caplor Energy has this month launched a new solar scheme. By providing a community fund of £100,000 to build solar projects within Herefordshire and Worcestershire, the Fownhope-based company hopes to support local groups interested in installing solar…

DECC has published some FAQ’s on the Feed in tariff …

Hertford-based Riversmead Housing Association has called for “considerable changes” to Government’s Green Deal scheme, to help it support the poorest of its tenants.