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The first project to be financed by its Ecobonds proceeds will see Ecotricity use an existing wind farm location in Lincolnshire, to build a 1MW PV power plant

A £4.4 million solar energy project being undertaken at the Glyndwr University in North Wales is expected to create up to 50 research jobs in the region. The university for Solar Energy Research Centre (CSER) aims to bring affordable renewable energy to thousands, even in the wettest parts of the UK.

Greenfield Holdings was retained through Williams Southern, one of Sainsbury`s main contractors, to source and deliver a solar system which was to be installed onto the roof at the Darnley PFS which is part of The Darnley Supermarket in Glasgow.

After considerable research into the available and emerging smart solar photovoltaics technologies Schüco International, the specialist in aluminum, steel, PVC-U and solar products for innovative building envelopes, has chosen to work with UK-based solar technology developer TwentyNinety in order to supply the low-cost wireless module level management and control solution, Active Array.

UK-based solar developer and independent power producer (IPP) mO3 Power is to entice British farmers into installing solar power on their land. The company has revealed plans to provide a gigawatt of electricity across the UK, which is enough to power…

Having both announced receipt of the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation, Evergreen Solar and aleo solar can now market and sell their solar module product offerings in the UK.

JSC Installations designed this system for the Yates family home in Lymm, Cheshire since the family wanted to generate as much renewable power as possible (about 50% of their household requirements.)

Taking to the stand at the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the UK’s Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, delivered the speech, ‘Energising the Big Society – The Role of Local Energy’ yesterday to a room full of eagerly listening industry experts.

Following the recent media hype surrounding Greg Barker’s statement in the House of Commons on November 11, which alluded to the possibility that large-scale solar installations in the UK could be under threat, a meeting between representatives of the solar industry, including the Renewable Energy Association (REA), the Micropower council and the Minister has been set up for November 24.

Recent figures reveal that UK energy provider British Gas has now rolled out over 200,000 smart meters across the country. Thousands of households across the UK now have the ability to keep an eye on their energy consumption, helping to cut carbon emissions and reduce energy bills. Just six months ago…