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Housing association Havebury has embraced solar technology, installing solar panels at two if its sheltered accommodation schemes, as well as the company’s own headquarters.

The Isle of Wight has benefited from the installation of a 1.6MW solar park near Newport, one of the largest power plants on the island.

Green Planet Solar has completed a 42kW solar PV array on a rural farm in Oxfordshire. The Banbury-based farm had long been an advocate of renewable energy technologies and had decided to invest in a solar PV array to generate carbon-free electricity for consumption on-site.

Cobham Hall, the original home of The Ashes, has installed a 50kWp solar system on its roof.

Ely-based automation specialists, Innomech, has made a major investment in solar PV technology that will see the company become carbon neutral by the end of the year.

Herefordshire-based Caplor Energy has this week completed a 50kWp solar photovoltaic project at the University of Worcester. The system, which will reduce the St John’s Campus’s annual energy bill, continues to work towards the University’s drive to reduce carbon emissions.

An innovative new community centre, dubbed the ‘Ecohub’ has been officially opened in Galingay, replacing the village’s old community centre.

With the April 1 2012 deadline upon us, solar power installations in the UK must now abide by the EPC requirements to access the full solar feed-in tariff rates. One of the pivotal aspects with domestic homes reaching the ‘D’ banded EPC rating is the presence of a condensing boiler. This is because in combination with a solar power system the condensing boiler lifts the majority of properties into the required EPC band.

Myriad CEG has recently completed a 10kWp solar PV installation on Romford Town Hall. Comprising 54 Sharp solar modules, the system is expected to save the council over 4,000kgs of carbon emissions a year.

Bristol City Council has completed what is believed to be the largest solar schools programme in the UK.