May 14, 2012 - Fears that solar PV is no longer viable are wholly misplaced. - UK solar news: 14 May 2012. - All 4 UK industry associations representing UK solar power join today to clarify good returns for householders. - Fears that solar PV is no longer viable are wholly misplaced. - Edited copy of joint industry statement... More →
May 11, 2012 - Please lobby to STOP solar heating market rigging! Here's how. - Open letter to everyone interested in supporting UK innovation. - Britain was the cradle of the industrial revolution. We should not strangle green revolution at birth. Please forgive me for writing to you, but, to be blunt, our great British... More →
May 9, 2012 - BSI: maker of standards which facilitate innovation OR innovation shooting lodge? Chris Laughton profile. - News: Solar heating market sleaze update. BSI seek to smash up Solartwin and several other solar innovations in breach of their own pro-innovation rules. 9 May 2012. - The rudderless British Standards Institution (BSI) is now proposing to stuff... More →
May 1, 2012 - APPLY NOW. £300 RHPP UK subsidy for solar water heating NOW AVAILABLE. - UK solar grants news update 1 May 2012. - Solar Thermal (Solar Water Heating) Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP). - Some good solar news that the RHPP application process is now live. - Background to the RHPP on the EST website. - How to actually... More →
May 1, 2012 - The Solar Trade Association have kicked us out in retaliation for exposing misconduct by STA members and sending them a bill for damages. - What on earth has happened? - It is about a multi-stranded boycott of a disruptive technology. Here's a wee smidgin of the Solartwin story... - Back in the 1990's, while working as a freelance science and technology journalist I featured Kerr... More →
May 1, 2012 - News: 190 UK solar PV companies responded to a survey about the state of the solar sector in the UK. The results are alarming: - Stop July Solar PV FIT Cuts. Rebalance the UK Solar Panel Market. - Give solar water heating much more support: so it gets the same payback time as PV. - 190 UK solar PV companies responded to a nationwide survey about the state of the solar sector... More →

Solar water heating systems = Solar panels + solar energy. Solar thermal: solar power & solar hot water.

Useful Links

Below are a list of solar-related links which we hope you will find useful.

CAT – The centre for alternative technology
Europe’s leading Eco-centre with a wide range of hands-on displays on renewable energy and green living. CAT is a “living community” and environmental charity aiming to ‘inspire, inform, and enable’ people to live more sustainably. They have been in existence for 25 years. Clean Slate is their fascinating magazine. We also have a working Solartwin system at the centre!

Green Building Press
Information and publications to help you create healthy and ecological homes and buildings!

HDRA – The Organic Association
The Henry Doubleday Research Association is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. Registered Charity No 298104. Great magazine – The Organic Way

Off-grid.net
All the information about “off-grid” living you will ever need. Great news stories.

The GreenEnergy Website
Solar Energy Part of the NEF Website.

The Renewable Energy Association
The Renewable Energy Association was established in 2001 to represent British renewable energy producers and promote the use of sustainable energy in the UK. The REA was called the Renewable Power Association until October 2005

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Fears that solar PV is no longer viable are wholly misplaced.

UK solar news: 14 May 2012. All 4 UK industry associations representing UK solar power join today to clarify good returns for householders. Fears that solar PV is no longer viable are wholly misplaced. Edited copy of joint industry statement follows. The British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA), the Micropower Council (MPC) the Renewable Energy Association (REA) [...]

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Please lobby to STOP solar heating market rigging! Here’s how.

Open letter to everyone interested in supporting UK innovation. Britain was the cradle of the industrial revolution. We should not strangle green revolution at birth. Please forgive me for writing to you, but, to be blunt, our great British innovation business needs your support. British solar heating innovation (and not just Solartwin’s award winning UK [...]

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BSI: maker of standards which facilitate innovation OR innovation shooting lodge? Chris Laughton profile.

News: Solar heating market sleaze update. BSI seek to smash up Solartwin and several other solar innovations in breach of their own pro-innovation rules. 9 May 2012. The rudderless British Standards Institution (BSI) is now proposing to stuff solar innovation in UK with a new “code of practice” standard (which is not a code but [...]

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APPLY NOW. £300 RHPP UK subsidy for solar water heating NOW AVAILABLE.

UK solar grants news update 1 May 2012. Solar Thermal (Solar Water Heating) Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP). Some good solar news that the RHPP application process is now live. Background to the RHPP on the EST website. How to actually apply online for my £300 RHPP solar subsidy payment. Please tell everyone! No news [...]

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The Solar Trade Association have kicked us out in retaliation for exposing misconduct by STA members and sending them a bill for damages.

What on earth has happened? It is about a multi-stranded boycott of a disruptive technology. Here’s a wee smidgin of the Solartwin story… Back in the 1990′s, while working as a freelance science and technology journalist I featured Kerr MacGregor’s amazing freeze tolerant solar panel patent on BBC Radio 4′s “You and Yours” consumer programme. [...]

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