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Curb your Christmas Energy Consumption(27/12/2011)
The average household could get through the equivalent of an extra 22 days energy consumption over the festive season – and with the recent energy price hikes that’s no joke. “Nobody wants to be Scrooge at Christmas but it’s wise to remember that winter fuel bills are always the highest of the year,” said Dave Langford from solar installation company Solar Direct Savings (SDS). “Outdoor lights and decorations, indoor lights and tree lights, extra TV usage, excessive use of gaming consol... [more]
EnterSolar Completes Second Solar Power Project for Dykes Lumber Company(13/12/2011)
EnterSolar, a leading provider of commercial solar systems to corporate customers, today announced the completion of a 192.5 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Dykes Lumber Company (Dykes), a privately-held lumber and building materials company serving the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania markets. The solar PV system was installed on the roof of the new Dykes Lumber facility located in Aberdeen, New Jersey. This is the second solar project that EnterSolar has completed for Dy... [more]
Seaward Solar make it easy for installers of solar PV systems to complete necessary test reports(29/09/2011)
Both MCS accreditation and the IEC62446 standard define minimum requirements for solar PV system documentation, commissioning tests and inspection. As such, completion of system documentation is a specific requirement for all solar panel installations to demonstrate that all key tests have been carried out and the appropriate inspections undertaken. Comprehensive solar inspection test report and certificate documentation packs from Seaward Solar make it easy for installers of solar PV system... [more]
Trade Skills 4U launches new website selling Solar PV Tools(13/09/2011)
Earlier this year, Trade Skills 4U launched their Renewable energy training centre, complete with purpose built facilities built to cater for the demand for renewable energy installers. The centre houses the UK’s first and only single storey training roof that enables candidates to install solar PV at height and with all the necessary kit they would require on a real installation such as pulleys, ginn wheels etc. Trade Skills 4U have now launched Solar PV Tools, a brand new ecommerce website,... [more]
Enecsys to reveal its solar PV grid connected micro-inverter technology at Intersolar Europe(13/05/2010)
Enecsys Limited is to reveal details of its solar PV grid connected micro-inverter technology at Intersolar Europe 2010 in Munich, Germany. The company's solar micro-inverter will be on show for the first time, complete with its wireless smart monitoring system. Enecsys will discuss the design innovations that have been used to enhance the reliability of its micro-inverters to the point at which their life expectancy matches that of PV solar modules. The company will also discuss the acceler... [more]
AES and Riverstone Solar Joint Venture to develop global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects (14/04/2008)
The AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC have announced that they have committed up to $1 billion as part of a new joint venture to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Under terms of the agreement, AES, one of the world’s largest global power companies, and Riverstone, a New York-based energy and power-focused private equity firm, will each provide up to $500 million of capital over five years to invest in PV solar projects around the world. The... [more]
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