Large-Scale Solar

Over 100 tenants in a Clydebank housing scheme have received solar panels as part of an initiative run by Knowes Housing Association.

Solar photovoltaics company Redland, a brand of the Monier Group, will be exhibiting four new solar PV products at this year’s Ecobuild in London.

East Lindsey District Council has installed £400,000 worth of solar photovoltaic panels across five sites. The solar arrays have been installed at the Meridian Leisure Centre and London Road Sports Ground, Louth; Embassy Swimming Pool and Embassy Theatre, Skegness; and Horncastle Swimming Pool.

Element Power Solar has announced the sale of two solar PV projects with a total capacity of 6MW to funds managed by alternative asset manager, Foresight Group.

Adverse weather conditions in the run up to the March 3 deadline might have caused some installers to miss out on registering FiT systems in time to beat DECC’s latest reference date.

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.