Pupils at Bartholomew School in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, are learning about the creation of energy and the role renewables can play in reducing carbon pollution thanks to a major solar installation on the school’s sports hall roof.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has generated £22,000 from solar installations across police buildings at Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Gravesend, Deptford, Bromley and Sutton.
The specialist fruit farm, FG Pierce & Sons near Sevenoaks in Kent, has dramatically cut the cost of keeping its fruit cool thanks to a major solar PV installation.
It has been 50 days since DECC closed its consultation over proposals to slash the available Renewable Obligation (RO) rate for large-scale solar to 1.5 ROCs. Yet it appears that industry is still no closer to knowing what the RO rate will be from 1 April, 2013 to 31 March, 2017.
More than a third of people think making money is not as important as protecting the environment and would install solar PV panels, even if there was no financial benefit.
The long-awaited Energy Bill was finally presented to parliament today. The bill included a number of factors that are set to significantly impact on the UK solar market.
The Cambridge University Eco Racing team (CUER) has unveiled designs for its latest solar powered racing car. Codenamed ‘Daphne’, the prototype is being developed to take part in – and with any luck win – the 2013 World Solar Challenge, an arduous 3,000km road race from north to south Australia in cars powered by the sun.
Knellwood Care Home in Farnborough has remained an important part of the Hampshire community since it was established in 1947 as a memorial to local servicemen and women.
After suffering four potential knockout punches, solar (arguably the UK’s most resilient industry) is staggering slightly. Following the latest feed-in tariff (FiT) cut, installations plummeted by over 75%. Such a dramatic drop was expected but the market bounce-back hasn’t been quite as quick as many hoped.
Eight npower sites across the UK are now producing carbon-free electricity following the installation of over 200 solar modules across eight of its key UK premises.
