Amphenol Industrial Global Operations, an American-headquartered interconnect system manufacturer, has revealed a new single jacket photovoltaic cable for interconnection wiring in both grounded and ungrounded PV systems.
Neither solar PV nor thermal will qualify for the £125 million cash back scheme the government is launching to kick-start its flagship Green Deal initiative.
Renewable energy consumer body YouGen is calling for a change in the law after a review by the Office of Fair Trading revealed unscrupulous selling tactics by solar and other energy efficiency companies.
The government is poised to release details of the £125 million cash back scheme that it hopes will kick-start interest in its flagship Green Deal energy efficiency programme.
Irish PV project developer BNRG Renewables has obtained a 25-year planning permission from Shepway District Council’s Development Control Committee for its proposed 18MW solar array in New Romney in Kent.
Isle of Anglesey Council has approved plans for what is said to be Wales’ largest PV installation, a 15MW solar park at Tai Moelion Farm on the Bodorgan Estate in Anglesey.
PV projects developer Lightsource Renewable Energy and Octopus Investments have secured a £54.4 million refinancing package for six solar parks with a combined capacity of 23MW.
Milford Haven Port Authority has obtained planning permission on a 25 year term for its proposed 5MW PV system after Pembrokeshire County Council unanimously approved the project yesterday.
High tech manufacturers in the UK are considering investing in their own renewable power supplies, particularly solar, to shield themselves from future energy price increases.