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The Rand Brothers’ farm in Hertfordshire boasts over 3,500 hectares of arable production as well as a huge grain depot that acts as a storage and drying centre for not only the brothers, but also other local farmers and grain merchants.

Kingspan Environmental has appointed Simon Pattison to oversee its renewable energy training courses.

There is just one week left to submit entries for the inaugural Solar Power Portal Awards.

The latest weekly installation figures for the sub 50kW market show a 90% fall off from last week’s year-high levels which saw 32MW installed.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has finally revealed the details of the domestic RHI after the scheme was first trailed four years ago. Below is a comprehensive round-up of the industry’s reaction to the news:

Module manufacturers Trina Solar has supplied 7MW of PV modules to installers Ikaros Solar for a large agriculture project in the UK.

A Westminster Hall debate on the development of rural solar farms yesterday has provided industry with a warning over poor practices.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) levels after years of delays.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls last night said that green investment would be at the centre of any future Labour government’s economic policy agenda.

Aviva Investors has completed the purchase of a 12.3MW portfolio of domestic rooftop PV systems from Ecovision Renewable Energy.