Large-Scale Solar

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…

A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced batteries and systems, is set to supply six Grid Battery Systems (GBSs) to Northern Powergrid, an electricity distribution network operator that delivers power to more than 3.8 million customers in the U.K.

Scientists from Cambridge University have developed new solar cells that could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25 percent.

The Westmill Solar Cooperative, which manages the Westmill Solar Farm, a 5MW solar park covering 30 acres of land across Westmill Farm, will be launching a share issue in the coming weeks.

Lark Energy has recently submitted plans to Charnwood Borough Council for what will be the UK’s largest solar project. If planning permission is approved, construction on a 150-acre site near Loughborough, Leicestershire, will begin later this year.

The Tamar View Community Centre in Plymouth is set for a solar makeover after a planning application was submitted to Plymouth City Council in order to gain permission to install solar panels on the centre’s roof.

Strategic Energy has completed 400 of a planned 700 solar installations for Manchester-based landlord, St Vincent’s Housing Association. The tenants living in the solar-clad houses will benefit from free renewable electricity while the landlord takes the feed-in tariff payments.

Bromsgrove District Council has given the green light to a solar energy scheme that will see solar panels installed on the council’s depot in Aston Road.