PV

Solar PV demand from the UK declined significantly during the third quarter of 2013, as the full impact of the Europe/China trade case impacted on module availability.

Debbie Marriage explains why agricultural land of any grade is improved and preserved when used to site a solar farm.

After the festivities of the Solar Power Portal Awards, there were some bleary eyes and sore heads on the show floor this morning. However, any remnants of self pity were quickly washed away as visitors again flocked in numbers to Solar Energy UK.

Last night saw the winners of the inaugural Solar Power Portal Awards announced. The glitzy black tie dinner was an enormous success with industry coming together under one roof to celebrate.

Starting from 9:00am at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Solar Energy UK 2013, the UK solar industry’s largest business to business event, is hosting more than 160 exhibitors for 3 days with two seminar halls and two feature areas.

Since the feed-in tariff began, domestic PV installers looking to maximise returns for their customers have normally installed to a 4kWp ceiling.

In search of a reliable source of electricity for her remotely situated stable block, Lorraine Bone turned to solar to help solve her problems.

The countdown to the Solar Power Portal awards has begun, with the awards dinner just two weeks away – time to get excited.

Within the second part of this new two-part feature on the UK solar PV industry, vice-president of NPD Solarbuzz, Finlay Colville, reviews the detailed breakdown of the 802MW of new PV capacity added in the UK during the first half of 2013 (1H 2013). This includes segmentation by geography and installation size/type (residential, non-residential, large and small commercial and different size categories for ground-mount installations)

Andy Colthorpe explores the difficulties in persuading NIMBYs that solar farms offer a real boost to local conservation efforts