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South West Water embraces solar after generating over 1GWh in 2012

May 7, 2013
South West Water has installed more solar panels across its operational sites after the company’s existing solar assets generated more than one million kilowatt-hours in 2012.
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Northampton Saints install solar at Franklin’s Gardens

May 7, 2013
Northampton Saints rugby club has installed 200 solar panels on its iconic stadium Franklin’s Gardens.
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Narec Distributed Energy offers free solar thermodynamic panel testing

May 7, 2013
Narec Distributed Energy is offering to test the performance of solar thermodynamic panels for free at its independent test centre in Northumberland.

Cornish farm secures planning permission for 11MW solar farm

April 29, 2013
A llama and sheep farm in Truro will soon be harvesting the sun’s energy too after British Solar Renewables secured planning permission for an 11MW solar farm.
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TCG Renewables plots 100MW of UK solar in 2013

April 22, 2013
TGC Renewables has secured planning permission for a new 4.8MW solar park in Devon ahead of a major push for new UK solar developments.
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Green Energy UK Direct plans 10MW solar park in Canterbury

April 19, 2013
Manchester-based solar developer, Green Energy UK Direct Ltd, is investigating the suitability of a 10MW solar park in Canterbury, Kent.
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Weekly ≤50kWp Solar PV installations break 8MW barrier

April 18, 2013
The latest solar installation figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) reveal that weekly installations have broken the 8MW barrier for the first time in 2013.
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Hadstone Energy plans 9MW solar park in Somerset

April 18, 2013
London-based solar developer Hadstone Energy Limited is holding a public consultation over plans to develop a 9MW solar park in Watchfield, Somerset.
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Somerset community solar park given the green light

April 18, 2013
Sedgemore District Council has granted planning permission for a 1MW community-owned solar park in Wedmore, Somerset.
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Cumbrian residents oppose solar park plans

April 16, 2013
Plans for a 5.6MW solar park in Cumbria have courted controversy from local residents.

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