Solartwin seeks Green Infrastructure Bank in Low Carbon Budget.

April 16, 2009

Below is the text of a letter which Solar Twin Ltd has sent to the UK government pressing for renewable energy to become a major plank of the forthcoming Budget.

Dear Prime Minister and Chancellor,
Today we face three of the greatest challenges of our time: global recession, energy security and the threat of catastrophic climate [...]

Environmental Certfication ISO 14001 for Solar Twin Ltd!

April 9, 2009

Solar Twin Ltd has been awarded ISO 14001 certification for environmental Management Systems. This international standard of certification has only been achieved by fewer than 1% of UK businesses and is recognised world-wide.
Said a delighted Barry Johnston, managing Director of Solar Twin Ltd, “We have always been proud of the service we offer our [...]

Solartwin advises UK government how to clean up the gateways to solar hot water grants.

April 1, 2009

Solar Twin Ltd have suggested formally to regulators that the way the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) works should be overhauled.
MCS is the gateway for most of UK’s renewable energy grants such as solar water heating. It is currently set up in a way which constrains innovation and thus which stops UK from delivering the [...]





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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