Large-Scale Solar

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.

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.

Lightsource Renewable Energy has completed the development of three different solar parks across the country. The largest of the new parks, located in Cambridgeshire, boasts a capacity of 5MW. The other two parks are located in Devon and are rated at 2.5MW and 3.5MW.

Loughborough-based SmartGen Ltd has revealed that it was overwhelmed by the UK industry’s response to its SmartShield system.

LG Electronics has announced that its new range of solar cells achieved an efficiency-average of 20.6 percent and a maximum efficiency of 20.7 percent, placing the South Korean electronics giant’s PV modules amongst the highest performing in the industry.