Commercial & Residential Solar

It is no surprise that since the good news about the future of the UK’s feed-in tariff was revealed there have been several announcements about renewable energy projects across the country. In line with this trend, installer Solarcentury has received financial support from Investment management firm Foresight.

Three solar schemes are to be implemented on the Isle of Wight, at land in Blackwater, Newchurch and Porchfield. Two of the plants will be developed by German company Kronos, while the third is to be constructed by new Island firm, Island Energy. All three projects are expected to be complete by the summer of 2011.

Since the Government’s announcement last week in the Spending Review that the feed-in tariff would not be cut, many companies have been given the green light for their UK solar plans. Free home solar company A Shade Greener is no exception.

According to recent media reports, a UK-based asset management group is planning to raise £40 million from wealthy individuals in order to pay for a tax-sheltered venture capital trust that will invest in small-scale British solar power projects.

London Housing Association tenants of the Brentfield Estate near the North Circular in Brent have reportedly seen a £120 saving per property on their electricity bills following the installation of solar photovoltaics roof…

Birmingham City Council has announced its plans to install photovoltaic solar panels on 10,000 council houses. According to reports in the Guardian, the council agreed last week to set the ball rolling on the £100m project.

The race is well and truly on for the development of the first large-scale solar power plant in the UK. With one project in the South West appearing to have taken an early lead, Corby Council today announces that it wants the top spot.

It is still early days for the organic photovoltaics (OPV) market, which uses semiconducting plastics initially developed at Cambridge University for electronics applications such as flexible displays.

A village school in Powys, Wales has been given a complete makeover by British Gas as part of the Green Streets programme. Pupils returned to Llangattock Church Primary School, met by newly insulated classrooms, cleanly pained walls, 10 sparkling computers, and the promise of solar power.

Swiss solar inverter company, Sputnik Engineering, has announced that beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, it will be supplying the UK with its solar inverters. "The UK has ambitious goals. Our portfolio matches the individual market segments perfectly and we are looking forward to being a major player in this…