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UK Government Loses Appeal Over Plan for Solar Cuts
23 March 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
The UK government, claiming that feed-in tariffs are at an unsustainably high level, had planned to cut subsidies in half for solar installed after 12 December on homes. The appeal, launched in January, was against a High Court ruling that blocked government plans to halve the payments made to households with solar panels.
Ecobuild 2012: ET Solar's Moly Series PV Modules Available
21 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
ET Solar Group Corp. announced today the launch of its Moly PV module series at the Ecobuild 2012 exhibition currently in progress in London, UK.
World Solar PV Market Grew 40% in 2011
19 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 27.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, up 40% year to year, according to the annual PV market report, "2012 Marketbuzz," that was issued today by NPD Solarbuzz.
Ecobuild 2012: EvoEnergy Sees Strong Solar Future
16 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
British solar installer EvoEnergy will for the first time exhibit at Ecobuild 2012 (stand N3350), 20-22 March at London’s Excel Centre, showcasing its sales and growing market share.
Ecobuild 2012: RTone's PV Monitoring System
16 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
Rtone introduced its global electricity monitoring system for the residential market Rbee Solar Smart at Ecobuild London.
Ecobuild 2012: Sika's Solutions for a Sustainable Future
16 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stand N810) in London, UK, Sika Limited is gearing up for its biggest exhibition yet as it prepares to demonstrate its "Solutions for a Sustainable Future" at this year's event.
Ecobuild 2012: SolarMax Exhibits String Inverters and More
16 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
An international audience will meet at Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (booth N3045) in London, UK to learn about trends and solutions in sustainable design, construction and the building environment.
Ecobuild 2012: Map Environmental to Exhibit Four New Products
15 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stand S3030) in London, UK, Map Environmental will provide solar photovoltaic (PV) systems that have attained full BBA approval.
Ecobuild 2012: Sanyo Solar to Present New Look as Panasonic Solar
14 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stand N3910) in London, UK, Sanyo Component Europe GmbH will focus on the upcoming Panasonic brand change for the Sanyo Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer (HIT) solar modules, which will take effect on 1 April 2012.
Ecobuild 2012: Reynaers Aluminium Demos Sustainability and Thermal Efficiency
14 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stand N550) in London, UK, Reynaers Aluminium will showcase a number of thermally improved systems including the CS104 window and door system suitable for passive construction.
Ecobuild 2012: Viessmann Shows Integration of Renewable Heating Products
14 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stand N2730) in London, UK, Viessmann will demonstrate the benefits of its advanced products and controls to the integration of existing heating technologies with renewable energy and heating systems.
Ecobuild 2012: Schüco Exhibits Solar Energy Products and More
14 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stands N2940 and S310) in London, UK, Schüco UK will showcase its solar energy products, aluminium and steel systems.
Canadian Solar Adds Four Projects to LightSource Partnership
14 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
Canadian Solar today announced that it has been working with solar project developer, LightSource Renewable Energy Limited, on the completion of four solar power plants throughout England.
Ecobuild 2012: Kingspan Renewables Showcases Solar and More
13 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stands N2440 and N2750) in London, UK, Kingspan Renewables will launch several new solar technologies while exhibiting its full product and services portfolio.
Eight19 Receives Climate Week Award for Solar Tech
13 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Eight19 received the Climate Week Award 2012 for “Best Initiative for a Small or Medium-Sized Business” for its IndiGo pay-as-you-go solar technology, which is delivering clean and affordable electricity for remote rural communities in four African countries so far since its September 2011 launch.
Ecobuild 2012: The Italian Pavilion
12 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
The Italian Chamber of Commerce for the UK will present the Italian Pavilion at Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stand S561) in London, UK. The Italian Pavilion will include more than 120 Italian companies and will occupy ~1,700 square metres, m2 (~18,300 square feet, ft2) of net exhibiting space.
Changing Feed-in-Tariffs: What it means for the solar industry
12 March 2012POSTED IN Business Features
Feed-in-tariffs (FiTs), initially implemented to stimulate the use of renewable energy, are now used to measure governments’ long-term commitment to green energy. Indecision and changing policies have led to an often confused situation and are having a detrimental impact on the PV industry.
Ecobuild 2012: Suntech Ramps Up Solar Module Efficiency
08 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (north hall, booth N4110) in London, UK, Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (China) is presenting the first of a series of solar modules with improved efficiency.
Ecobuild 2012: Mastervolt Presents Inverters and EnergySwitch
08 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
At Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (booth N3419) in London, UK, the Dutch solar inverter manufacturer Mastervolt will showcase an innovative switching solution that increases the on-site consumption of solar power, the new transformer-less inverter SunMaster ES3.6TL and the extended transformer-less CS inverter series.
Ecobuild 2012: Monier Redland Exhibits Solar PV Tiles and On Top PV System
08 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
Monier Redland (UK), a brand of the Monier Group, is exhibiting its range of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (booth N3450) in London, UK, demonstrating the company's commitment to the renewable energy sector.
