Dr Who News: New Time Lord Created at Solar Trade Association! (The STA already have Truth Lords).

January 29, 2009

In a bizarre twist of the rules of the space-time continuum, the Chief Executive of the Solar Trade Associaion (STA) has become a Time Lord! Yes – we have found indisputable evidence of this almost unbelievable event. It is that David Matthews, the Chief Executive of the STA has simply turned one year into two. [...]

Solar Trade Association’s latest gagging threat decoded!

January 23, 2009

“If you don’t stop asking questions about Legionnella and solar heating… If you don’t stop pointing out that the STA put stuff into press releases which you have been unable to fully substantiate… If you don’t stop running a £2500 solar panel prize competition on your wesbite in order to get the public to validate [...]

Solartwin’s solar heating has record order book for 2009

January 19, 2009

Preliminary end of year accounts from Solartwin show that it has an order book of of £1m on 1 January 2009. “This is a record order book which validates our strategy, despite the slowdown in the construction industry, of investing further in medum to large trade orders in the publicly funded housing and educational sectors.” [...]

News or competition? Win a DIY solar kit worth £2500. Simply prove that Solar Trade Assocation conducts extensive tests and research into Legionella!

January 7, 2009

In a Solar Trade Asssociation rebuttal to a report produced by Legionella Control International (which said that Solartwin was safer than conventional solar water heating from a Legionella safety perspective) the UK’s Solar Trade Association have just announced to the press that they “conduct extensive tests and research into Legionella”. This is fascinating: we had [...]





Solar News 25 Jan 2012. New Solar Gold Rush as UK Government Loses Second PV FIT Cuts Case.

Solar PV FIT cuts news UK 25 January 2012. 43.3p Solar PV FIT looks increasingly likely for a brief manic “use it or lose it” 5 week window. Barrister Edmund Robb is confident that the Supreme Court will refuse the DECC’s second appeal and has said so publicly. This would mean the full 43.3p solar [...]

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UK Solar PV FIT Cuts: Appeal Court Judges Deliver Decision Wednesday 25 January.

Shivers are shaking UK’s once sunshiney solar industry. Increasingly, tweeters are opining that 21p (rather than a reversion to 43.3p) is better for everyone because it will prevent a gold rush and excessive depletion of a limited subsidy budget. Anyway’ here’s our take on the story: On Wednesday January 25, Some time after 10 am, [...]

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UK’s DECC confirm “plan B” if they lose their solar PV FIT subsidy court case.

UK solar PV FIT cut plan B strategy: More Solar Subsidy Clarity for UK Solar Photovoltaic Panels Consumers! Phew… Legal summary: DECC has announced that it will be laying before Parliament some draft licence modifications which, subject to the Parliamentary process set out in the Energy Act 2008, make provision for a the new rates [...]

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ASA “Zero Carbon Solar” ban. We request Independent Review.

UK Solar Marketing News: 19 January 2012. Following December’s ASA decision to ban us from saying “Zero Carbon Solar”, Solar Twin Ltd have requested an Independent Review, following up on some earlier expressions of concern, they have today published a summary of their concerns here. 1/ Complaint Identity. Having only been supplied with an assurance [...]

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Six GREAT reasons to order solar PV panels this week.

Solar news UK: Six good reasons to order solar PV this week.   Yes, this is a naked pitch for solar PV panel business. What, if anything you wear while reading this is up to you… 1/ Guaranteed 21p minimum feed in tariff. In response to industry, the government have just clarified that there is [...]

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