Europe rewrites UK solar grants rules

December 20, 2007

The UK Government has just been forced by European competition rules to allow a solar panel certification scheme called Solar Keymark to be eligible for grants in UK. Solar Keymark is a gold plated solar panel test of performance and durability, the gold plating being random factory inspections and random panel samples being selected, sealed [...]

Brussels Suspends Grant Rules Making

December 8, 2007

An update on the Brussels suspension of the UK Microgeneration Certification scheme. The “products” part of the scheme was suspended in August 07 but that neither the public nor the industry were told until December. Competition issues appear to be the reason for suspension.. One has to ask – why were people not told in [...]





News 22 July 2010 – Chester MP Stephen Mosley presses Energy Minister to support solar & renewable heat.

Chester MP, Stephen Mosley Visited Chester’s nationwide solar panel supplier, Solar Twin Ltd, Immediately after being elected. An engineer, Stephen Mosley took a keen interest in our Scottish invented, innovative solar water heating technology and business plan. Stephen Mosley also heard our concerns about the competitive imbalance in the solar market where panels which heat [...]

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News 19 July 2010: Solar Twin Ltd Wins Huge Competition Appeal.

Massive solar water heating tender scrapped. Multi million pound “market rigging” tender was written to benefit old “low carbon” solar heating design only and excluded “zero carbon” Solartwin in all but name, is kicked into touch, following a successful appeal by Solar Twin Ltd. This morning we heard that following an investigation the tender has [...]

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News 15 July 2010: Queue NOW! Scottish solar heating 30% grants move to a “queue system” – closing 23 July.

The end of an era. Final chance for 30% Scottish grants for solar water heating ends on 23 July. Applicants stampede to join waiting list.

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Grab that 30% Scottish Solar Water Heating Grant before it vanishes!

A Scottish chance of a lifetime – a 30% grant for Scottish Solar Water heating users is about to end. This explains how to get your grant pre-approved today.

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The Anarchist’s Guide to Solar Water Heating – learn the dark arts here!

You buy a green guide to cars – and find that the author is really Jeremy Clarkson – that the book sings the praises of driving (without insurance) smelly, noisy SUV’s. This supposed “experts guide to solar water heating” is a green energy equivalent – outdated, with some glaring omissions and technically defects. Earthscan have been mugged!

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Solar News 1 July 2010 UK Renewable Heat Incentive Campaign Update

Find my MP ‘s approach to green energy. Please ask your MP to sign EDM 143 on the Renewable Heat Incentive – RHI – today! How do I contact my MP? Here is how?

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News: Budget 22 June 2010 funks hard choices to support solar heating energy.

Solar panels – Solar water heating -  Solar news – Renewable solar energy – Renewable heat initiative – Best solar prices – Buy solar. Solar perspectives on UK emergency Budget 22 June 2010. Barry Johnston, MD of Solar heating business Solar Twin Ltd heard George Osborne pledge to “balance the books” in today’s emergency budget [...]

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Solar News 8 June 2010. Which? Magazine do NOT recommend OR endorse their “helpful and sensible” solar heating company.

Solar panels – Solar review -  Solar water heating installations – Which solar panel – Solar article  – Best solar prices Which? magazine appear to have backtracked on their commercial support of a solar heating business which is intimately with blatantly false environmental claims… …but so far only marginally – because it is written in [...]

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News: 25 May 2010 Will Scottish 30% / £1200 solar heating grants be cut tomorrow?

Solar panels – Solar Scotland -  Scottish solar heating installations – Scotland solar energy – Solar renewable heat  – Best solar prices 30% Scottish solar heating grants continue – but I think probably for only a few days – at best. PLEASE PRE-APPLY NOW! IT’S EASY! Urgent message to everyone in Scotland who is interested [...]

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News: 24 May 2010 LCBP grants end but NOT in Scotland. Solar water heating grants stop. Solar Twin Ltd offers £400 discount instead until 4 June.

Solar panels – Solar Scotland -  Scottish solar heating installations – Scotland solar energy – Solar renewable heat  – Best solar prices. NEWSFLASH – 24th May 2010 – UPDATE OF 6 JULY 2010 – SCOTTISH GRANTS WILL NOW ALSO END ON 23 JULY 2010 – In a sudden blow to the UK renewables industry the [...]

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