February 26, 2010 - Solar Panels Rogue Trade Association in false claim allegations. - Solar panels or solar flannels? - The laudable aims of the Solar Trade Association's "Strict Code of Ethical Practice" include "To maintain and enhance the reputation of the STA and its members." High tone stuff indeed! So does the STA comply with... More →
February 2, 2010 - Solar Twin Offers Fixed Prices For Solar Electric Installations starting at £9,999 - Solar Twin Offers Fixed Prices For Solar Electric Installations starting at £9,999 - Today Solar Twin Ltd announces that to make life easy for UK consumers it is offering fixed price solar electric (photovoltaic installations) from only £9,999.... More →
January 15, 2010 - Time for DIY solar to get state subsidy? - If you think that DIY solar heating has been discriminated against and excluded from state subsidy for too long, read on! There are two main "market distortions" as the European Commissioners whould call them, VAT and grants. - A - The VAT penalty -... More →
January 3, 2010 - Solartwin helps housing developers achieve Sustainability Code 3 homes - 175 Solartwin solar water heating panels are being installed on Code 3 new build properties c/o Bournville Village Trust and developer Kier Partnership Homes. Read more about here about Bournville Village Trust (and the Solartwin news features in... More →
December 19, 2009 - Copenhagen accord barely saves face for the politicians - "Brokenhagen" Copenhagen climate change summit fails - says Friends of the Earth - "The developed world, which has done most to create this crisis, must face up to its global responsibilites." - What a *******... More →

People will pay over £3k more for green homes – official!

February 26, 2009

53 per cent of homeowners would be willing to pay more for green homes, according to recent figures from the Energy Saving Trust (EST).
£3,350 extra is the average sum that buyers would be prepared to pay more for a green home.
The EST also found that many believed estate agents do not put enough value [...]

Press interest in Legionella causes Solar Trade Association to end contact with Solartwin.

February 13, 2009

The Solar Trade Asssociation’s thuggish approach to innovators and whistleblowers in its back yard is again laid bare with the STA justifying their unlawful exclusion of Solartwin from membership by them writing:
In light of all the Solartwin website published information about the STA and your actions in sending out information to Which? magazine…
plus assorted [...]

Solartwin installers seminar successful

February 11, 2009

Today saw another popular installers seminar in Chester, led by Solartwin’s Commercial and Technical Manager, Chris Wilcox. 20 people attended and, on a breezy day where the air temperatures strugged to hit 4C, a solar panel set up in the car park rose to 70C in just a few minutes. A bucket of water heated [...]

Solar Panels Rogue Trade Association in false claim allegations.

Solar panels or solar flannels?
The laudable aims of the Solar Trade Association’s “Strict Code of Ethical Practice” include “To maintain and enhance the reputation of the STA and its members.” High tone stuff indeed! So does the STA comply with its own code? Does it in fact enhance its reputation?
You decide.
On top of what seemed [...]

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Solar Twin Offers Fixed Prices For Solar Electric Installations starting at £9,999

Solar Twin Offers Fixed Prices For Solar Electric Installations starting at £9,999
Today Solar Twin Ltd announces that to make life easy for UK consumers it is offering fixed price solar electric (photovoltaic installations) from only £9,999. Here are some examples of our prices for fully commissioned Solartwin Solar Electric PV (Photovoltaic) installations:

System
Peak
Size
Installed price. including VAT [...]

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Time for DIY solar to get state subsidy?

If you think that DIY solar heating has been discriminated against and excluded from state subsidy for too long, read on! There are two main “market distortions” as the European Commissioners whould call them, VAT and grants.
A – The VAT penalty – in UK, for example DIY solar kits face 17.5% VAT in UK when [...]

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Solartwin helps housing developers achieve Sustainability Code 3 homes

175 Solartwin solar water heating panels are being installed on Code 3 new build properties c/o Bournville Village Trust and developer Kier Partnership Homes. Read more about here about Bournville Village Trust (and the Solartwin news features in all the latest editions of Northern Housing, Midlands Housing and Southern Housing magazines.)
The Code for Sustainable Homes [...]

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