Solar News: UK, Europe, USA update.

April 20, 2011

Solar UK News Is UK Government Turning its Back on Solar in favour of Nuclear? Following recent proposals from the Department of Energy and Climate Change to dramatically reduce the tariff paid to those with solar PV (photovoltaic) energy schemes generating more than 50kW, power experts at IMS Research are questioning the viability and future [...]

Cheap PV compared to last week! 8-10% return on capital!

April 12, 2011

Discount PV installations. Low cost PV panels. FIT PV panels with FIT subsidy. PV price comparison table. UK PV panel installer. Solar electricity UK supplier. Dear Solar PV Enthusiast, Bargain solar PV panel price crash! Following our success last month in renegotiating downwards our Caymax PV solar electric module supply prices, Solartwin can pass the [...]





Ding! Round 3 of UK government’s solar PV FIT legality fisticuffs starts.

Breaking UK solar news: yawn… Right up against tomorrow’s deadline, DECC HAS confirmed that it WILL appeal the FIT legality decision made against it in the High Court. The impact of this on us may be up to a year of delay before we actually know whether it is 43p or 21p from 12 Dec [...]

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Solartwin exposes yet another Legionella safety cover-up by old solar heating interests.

UK solar thermal industry cover up of possible Legionnaire’s disease infection risk in twin coil solar cylinders, via Summitskills’ National Occupational Standards document, is about to be cleverly implemented via MCS adoption, who are DECC’s gateway to RHI and RHPP solar grants for hot water solar water heating systems. I am not supposed to tell [...]

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DECC publishes plans for conditional solar PV FITs after 1 April.

Breaking solar news UK: The outcome of the (still legally-challenged) solar PV FIT consultation was published today, 9 Feb 2012. DECC PV FIT cuts: PRESS release web page. DECC PV FIT cuts: MAIN document pdf. Key points for domestic PV FIT customers are: 21p per kWh domestic solar PV FiT from 1 April confirmed, with [...]

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Solar News: Parliamentary Questions asked about Renewable Heat Premium Payment and Solar Thermal.

Stephen Mosley, MP for Chester, who takes a strong interest in energy policy matters, has submitted two Parliamentary Questions to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC): 1/ What plans does the Secretary of State have to support Solar Thermal Energy?. 2/ What plans does the Secretary of State have for the Domestic Renewable [...]

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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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