Industry divided over latest Solartwin blackball stunt.

September 16, 2009

Charging confidently and deeper into the mire, UK’s renegade (and increasingly isolated) trade body, The Solar Trade Association Ltd, has intensified its commercial opposition to Solartwin by refusing today to allow it to exhibit its innovative solar water heating technology at its forthcoming AGM.
The technical situation is that Solartwin is far greener, with independent research [...]

Is the UK’s solar subsidy scheme illegal?

September 15, 2009

Three months of promised change for Solartwin customers seeking grants – but no progress has happened on levelling the solar thermal market. Having dished out yet three months more of £400 rebates in lieu of grant, it is now time to blow the whistle – despite being threatened by the Solar Trade Association with even [...]

Mainstream retailers call for 0% VAT on green kit!

September 3, 2009

The British Retail Federation has joined Solar Twin Ltd and numerous others in calling for zero vat on green energy goods. Full details are here.
Barry Johnston, Managing Director of Solar Twin Ltd commented ” It is thrilling that this call is coming from the mainstream of retail business instead of just from green consumers and [...]

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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