Commercial & Residential Solar

The fate of a solar power project in Dorset will be decided today as planning officers from North Dorset District Council meet with the project developers to make a verdict on whether the plant should go ahead or not.

Although the large-scale solar sector has taken a bit of a bashing in recent times, it seems residential installations have more than made up for this. According to rent-a-roof solar firm HomeSun, one panel is installed every three minutes in the UK.

Used a trial version of the new Seaward Solar PV100 test instrument for real, for the first time today. We were testing the latest strings of glass-glass PV modules to be installed on the roof of one of our larger London projects.

Manchester-based law firm Heatons has completed the deal for the procurement of the solar project at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire. The client, Solon SE, is one of the largest manufacturers of solar modules in Europe, and will be responsible for the design, construction operation and maintenance…

London-based Solarcentury has received the highly prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The prize, honored on an annual basis by HM the Queen, has been presented to the company for outstanding business performance, corporate social responsibility and excellence in innovation for its C21e solar electric roof tile and slate.

The sizing an inverter for a solar PV system is influenced by a number of factors, including…

Wagner Solar UK today opened its doors to UK installers as it officially launched the Wagner Academy training programme. Run by expert instructors, the school will provide product training directly to PV and solar thermal installers in a bid to promote a better understanding of the latest products and installation techniques.

Having received planning permission from Lewes District Council OVESCO will today begin raising money for what could be the very first community-owned power station in the UK. By launching…

Western Isles Council has confirmed that an outline proposal for a large-scale solar park in Lewis has been submitted by Surrey-based NGN Telecoms. The project, which could become one of the largest energy projects of its kind in the UK, would comprise 25,000 solar panels totalling more than 140,000 square feet.

Amid all of the uncertainty surrounding the larger solar power installations at present, it is encouraging to hear that a 99.9kWp system has been completed in Oxfordshire. Spanning two barn roofs, John Woolcock’s farm now features integrated solar technology, which has been developed for agricultural buildings…