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ENTRIES OPEN for Solar Power Portal Awards 2018
Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce that entries for the Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 are now open.
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Good Energy and Origami Energy to work together on new storage offer
Good Energy has unveiled Origami Energy as the aggregator partner working on the company’s new battery storage solution, which last week signed up its first commercial customer in the Eden Project.
Energy storage key to ‘the subsidy free package’ for solar says climate change minister
On-site energy storage is “the way that you make the subsidy free package work” for large scale solar according to climate change minister Claire Perry who has pointed to Anesco’s Clay Hill solar farm as proof of why the technology so longer needs financial support from tax payers.
New Valk system to capitalise on ‘significant recovery’ of commercial rooftop market
Solar mounting systems company Valk Solar Systems is looking to capitalise on the “significant recovery” of the UK’s commercial rooftop market with its established flat roof system, while exclusively revealing a new concept for pitched roof tile applications.
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Investors journey into the ‘grey area’ of energy storage revenues
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Q&A: Frans van den Heuvel on five years at Solarcentury
Earlier this month Solarcentury chief Frans van den Heuvel became the fifth recipient of the Solar Power Portal Awards’ outstanding achievement accolade. We caught up with Frans to discuss his five years at the helm of one of the UK solar industry’s stalwarts and what the future might hold for the firm.
Growatt building storage installer base as it looks to drive UK market maturity
Chinese manufacturer Growatt has revealed it is building up a base of accredited storage installers in the UK.
Big names among those to rebook for Solar & Storage Live 2018
Established names in the solar industry such as Solar Edge, Wind & Sun and NEC are among those to have already rebooked for Solar & Storage Live 2018.
C&I energy storage business cases ‘100% certain’
It is “100% certain” that a solid business case exists for commercial and industrial (C&I) users of electricity in Britain, delegates at this month’s Solar & Storage Live heard.
Q&A: Wattstor on the SPP Award-winning residential, C&I energy storage project for a care home
An ambitious project to convert the “grey fleet” of a care home for old folk in Scotland to a sustainable “green fleet”, using solar PV and battery energy storage, was winner of the Residential, Commercial and Industrial-scale Storage Project category at last week’s Solar Power Portal Awards. Andy Colthorpe spoke with the project's senior design engineer, Jonothan Oxford of Wattstor.
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What we learned from Solar & Storage Live 2017
Last week’s Solar & Storage Live saw the UK’s entire supply chain descend on Birmingham’s NEC for three days of industry leading and thought provoking discussions, business brokering and a few celebrations here of there. Liam Stoker summarises some of the things we picked up from the show floor this year.
S&SL: Solar & Storage Today volume three now available to download
The third and final edition of Solar & Storage Today, the daily newspaper which runs parallell to Solar & Storage Live, is now available to download.
S&SL: Westech Solar banks on quality to ride UK market dip
Westech, the manufacturer of Perlight Solar modules, has successfully navigated changes in the UK market as customers place increasing emphasis on quality.
S&SL: Industry muses over MCS-styled regulation for storage
Is an MCS-styled regulatory framework required to protect the nascent domestic battery storage market in the UK?
S&SL: More due diligence required in storage O&M, RES Group says
Both storage asset owners and companies setting up to provide O&M services for battery installations need to commit to higher levels of due diligence when selecting contractors according to RES Group’s head of solar and O&M.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2017 picture gallery
A collection of images from last night's Solar Power Portal Awards.
EvoEnergy wins big as Solarcentury chief scoops outstanding achievement award
Nottingham-based EvoEnergy was a major winner at last night’s Solar Power Portal Awards, being crowned 2017 Contractor of the Year as Solarcentury boss Frans van den Heuvel was recognised for his outstanding achievements in the solar sector.
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Solar & Storage Live day two wrap-up
S&SL: Raw material prices and currency fluctuations impacting storage market
Battery vendors are being hit by a combination of rising prices for raw materials and continuing currency uncertainty, resulting in rapidly changing costs for businesses according to Easystart.
S&SL: Growatt building storage installer base as it looks to drive UK market maturity
Chinese energy manufacturer Growatt is building up a base of accredited storage installers in the UK.
S&SL: UK solar defies the deployment figures as market primes for rebound
The UK solar industry has defied a period of low deployment in the UK and turned out in force at the Solar & Storage Live exhibition in Birmingham.
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Solar & Storage Live day one wrap-up
S&SL: Download Solar & Storage Today, volume one
lar & Storage Today, the daily newspaper which runs parallell to Solar & Storage Live, is now available to download.
S&SL: Energy storage the ‘great hope’ for the clean energy sector
Energy storage could be considered the “great hope” for the renewable energy industry in Britain, according to the head of policy at the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
S&SL: NEC signs maiden UK distributed energy storage partner
NEC Energy Solutions has announced Dale Power Solutions as its first qualified UK partner for the manufacturer’s distributed storage solution.
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Household energy storage batteries: Myths and realities
Managing director of UK energy storage manufacturer Powerflow, Ian Murray, addresses some FAQs on what consumers should be asking about battery system before buying them for their houses.
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Solar & Storage Live opens its doors TODAY
Push Energy and PS Renewables announce O&M merger
Push Energy and PS Renewables have formally merged their UK-facing operations and maintenance (O&M) business units, creating a new joint venture dubbed PSH Operations.
London Fire Brigade trialling new solar panel fire safety spray
The London Fire Brigade is testing a new “light blocking” tool for combating fires involving rooftop solar PV panels.