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People can, depending on their circumstances, usually generate a significant amount of their own electricity from solar panels and can, therefore, protect themselves from fuel prices and any future electricity price rises. Rates on savings accounts of circa 3% or even 7% on long-term ISAs can be dwarfed by the tax-free 10% to 15% returns per year for savers that install solar panels in their homes.
Rebekka Johnson, a spokeswoman for Harnessun, said: “Householders with solar panels get much ch... [more]
Eddie Whitfield, a Spalding farmer, is generating much of the energy needed for its own operations but also generates income from the government’s Feed in Tariff scheme. Eddie was so pleased with the installation that he then asked Lark Energy to install a further 57 panels taking the total installation size to 63kWp.
The PV installation was designed and installed by Bourne-based Lark Energy, part of the Larkfleet Group. The company initially installed 216 individual panels on a roof that the... [more]
The Cumbrian animal park is one of only two UK zoos where the public can see one of the world's rarest animals, the magnificent South American giant otter - Pteronura brasliensis - which is native to the rivers and lakes of the South American rainforest. With a body length of up to two metros, it is the longest of all river otters and has a highly developed social behaviour, living in groups of up to 10 individuals, who hunt, sleep, and play together. This is one of the most endangered species... [more]
Lark Energy has installed a total of 810 photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of HPC Healthline’s national distribution centre in Bourne. The project is approximately 90 times larger than the average domestic rooftop installation but won’t cost the building owners a penny, as the 186.3 kWp PV system was funded by Low Carbon Investors and the Downing Low Carbon Enterprise Investment Scheme Fund.
Lark Energy and HPC Healthline UK Ltd have collaborated on this project, one of the East Midland’s ... [more]
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), waste and recycling is currently the most dangerous industry to work in. Five years ago there were seven fatal injuries per 1,000 workers in the waste and recycling industry but this figure has now risen to 8.7 deaths. Nine deaths were recorded in the industry during the period April 2010 to March 2011.
No win no fee lawyers Claims Direct can help people make personal injury claims if they have suffered an accident at work through no fault o... [more]
Heraeus has more than tripled its technical staff, but aims to continue this expansion throughout 2011 as they look to hire additional employees this year.
The Heraeus Photovoltaic Business Unit has announced it has completed construction in Singapore of a new facility for the production of silver metallization paste used in crystalline solar cell applications. The site, which includes Manufacturing, R&D, Sales and Technical Service, began operations in June 2011.
The R&D lab in Singapor... [more]
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