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Property Asset Manager Palmer Capital has partnered with Low Carbon to launch the UK’s first fund targeting UK solar energy farms. Utilising pension and insurance funds, approximately £52 million will be raised to acquire three of the 5MW solar parks constructed and operated by Low Carbon.

UK Solar Kits have produced a calculator to assist newly qualified installers of solar photovoltaics (PV) to meet the system performance requirement of the MCS Solar PV document.

Family run events business A Day In The Country has taken advantage of solar energy by installing a 22.88kWp ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Butford Organics has recently installed a 3.9kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system on its barn through a partnership with local installer Southern Solar.

This year’s Solar Power UK conference and exhibition invites solar industry players at all levels to attend as students of its PV School and Master Class sessions. Industry newcomers will be given the opportunity to get started in solar, while those who already have a firm grasp on things can focus in depth on keen areas of interest.

Epsom resident Andrew Minhinnick has lost the battle with his local council, and has been ordered to remove his £8,000 worth of solar panels. After deeming the technology “visually intrusive” Epsom…

Kingspan Insulated Panels has recently completed a new installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules at its manufacturing facility in Holywell.

Great Killough farm at Llantilio Grossenny has just installed a 38kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system to take advantage of the sun in powering its business.

By utilising an investment of £100 million Yorkshire entrepreneurs Philip Taylor and Gary Douglas hope to become one of the UK’s leading providers of renewable energy. The creation of Oakapple Renewable Energy Limited, or OAREL, is also expected to generate 14 new jobs over the next two years.

According to newly released figures, independent energy company SmartestEnergy has paid out more to renewable generators in the first year of the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme than any other supplier.