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Centrosolar is to present its aerodynamic flat roof mounting system for photovoltaic modules at the Solar Power UK exhibition, which is taking place at the ICC in Birmingham from October 26 – 28. The CENIQ system, which was first unveiled back in June, enables photovoltaic systems to be installed on flat roofs with minimum weight load and without damaging the roof cladding.

A new and complete renewable data management service offered by the UK metering and billing specialist ENER-G Switch2 will help funders and landlords who have invested in solar energy to gain maximum benfit of the feed-in tariff revenue on time.

According to the latest REAL Assurance data an estimated 25,000 UK jobs have been created as a direct result of the feed-in tariff (FiT). Despite already exceeding all expectations, the Renewable Energy Association (REA) believes even this huge figure is likely to be underestimated as the REAL team only deals with companies working on small-scale installations.

ET Solar, the China-based solar PV producer announced today the completion of a commercial 100kW rooftop project in the UK – further strengthening the company’s presence in Britain.

Over the past few days I’ve been keeping a beady eye on the Ofgem PV installation figures as they crept ever closer to the 200MW mark for this FiT year. This afternoon I hit the refresh button and lo, we’ve surpassed it. Logging a total of 200.441MW, the FiT register is showing results that even the most optimistic of us never thought were possible.

UK-based solar company A-Sun has passed the IEC 61701 salt mist corrosion testing stage for its MCS accredited photovoltaic modules.

Independent renewable energy project developer TGC Renewables has now completed its 1.7MW Newquay-based solar farm and connected it to the National Grid. The Trevemper Farm scheme will provide renewable energy to the National Grid as well as a regular and regular and reliable income for the landowner and the local community.

UK Solar panel giant and specialist glass maker Romag plans to lift production capacity by 300 percent by the end of this year.

Aiming to boost solar photovoltaics installation monitoring and performance Enecsys has teamed up with Ember to bring wireless ZigBee communication technology to UK homes and businesses.

Adding to the growing number of training schools in the UK, Able Skills has opened its new solar photovoltaic (PV) centre at its Dartford-based headquarters. The new centre, which has larger roofs for a lifelike teaching experience, will provide students with the experience they need to get started as a solar installer.