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EvoEnergy was commissioned by the University of Cambridge to design and install a 4.64kWp solar panel system consisting of 16 bespoke 290Wp mono-crystalline modules, installed on four custom fabricated solar ‘tree’ frames. The system has a predicted yearly output of 3,868kWh/year, saving 2,197kg CO2/year. The project was the result of an open tender which EvoEnergy won due to their innovative and creative system design.

Covers Builders Merchants is set to install Azur Solar solutions across the UK after successfully completing trial projects at six of its branches in Southern England. The installations at the Covers Home Ideas store, the Covers Trade Centre at Chichester and the depots at Aldershot, Bognor, Gosport, and Portsmouth will now be used as reference sites.

According to Inside Housing, Durham County Council is, like many others, considering the installation of photovoltaic panels on 3,000 of its homes. The plans are aimed at reducing fuel poverty in the area while cutting residents carbon footprint and energy bills.

Total Solar Energy has just added a nationwide solar installation service to its website, which currently provides solar power information to the UK market. 

Wagner Solar UK’s solar training school has won the SOLAR Industry Award 2011 in the Industry Development category. The award was presented to the UK-based academy in Hamburg this week, coinciding with the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC).

Yorkshire-based free solar company, A Shade Greener has reportedly secured backing from a major commercial finance provider in order to expand its rapidly-growing business.

Crompton Solar has launched a fully-tested plug and play switching system, designed to making it easier and more time efficient for solar installers to complete the fiddly wiring process to a high standard. The robust lightweight Combi-Switch, available in either plastic or steel casing, will simply plug in, saving up to 90 minutes on site per installation.

Electrical and renewable energy training centre Trade Skills 4U yesterday announced the launch of Solar PV Tools, an equipment supplier for photovoltaic installers. The new website aims to complement the well-established training centre, providing tools, electrical equipment, training information and other paraphernalia for the installation, testing and maintenance of domestic and small-scale solar systems.

With a total capacity of 10MWp, vogt solar has connected its first seven solar photovoltaic power plants ahead of the August 1 feed-in tariff deadline.

Across the UK, more than a third of farmers are thought to be considering investing in renewable energy schemes to help ease the affect of falling commodity prices.