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Solar Direct Savings : 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]

Seaward: Seaward Solar Survey 100 enables solar PV and solar thermal contractors to carry out site surveys quickly and easily

(15/11/2011)

The Seaward Solar Survey 100 combines irradiance measurement with a host of other features to enable solar PV and solar thermal contractors carry out site surveys quickly and easily. The rugged and compact instrument is battery powered and incorporates a display hold feature which enables site readings to be captured in difficult locations. The Seaward Solar Survey 100 uses a precision PV cell sensor for the highly accurate irradiance measurement, displaying results in either Wm-2 or BTU/h/ft... [more]

solarhybrid: solarhybrid and the University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde launch conservation monitoring project at Europe's largest photovoltaic power plant

(01/11/2011)

With its participation in the long-term conservation monitoring project run by the University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde (HNEE), solarhybrid is making a contribution to the development of renewable energies with large-scale photovoltaic power plants that have a low impact on the environment. solarhybrid AG and the University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde have launched a 13-year conservation monitoring project at the site of Europe's largest photovoltaic power plant "FinowTower" in... [more]

SEH Commercial: SEH Commercial deploys Ground-Source Heat Pump and Photovoltaic system in new build property in Suffolk

(18/10/2011)

Paget House in Middleton, just outside Saxmundham in Suffolk, is discretely tucked away in a quiet rural location set back from the road. The site which was previously owned by neighbour was acquired by a developer some years ago and the new owner purchased it with planning permission to build his own property. With the design from his architect complete, the new owner contracted SEH French, the sister company of Ipswich-based SEH Commercial, to complete the build. SEH Commercial has complet... [more]

SOLARWATT: SOLARWATT commissions first two solar parks in the UK

(10/10/2011)

In February 2011 SOLARWATT AG announced its first step into the British market. The company has now commissioned its first solar power plants in Great Britain - two large solar parks with a performance capacity of six megawatts (MW). As the general contractor SOLARWATT was responsible for the planning, delivery, building and commissioning of the two projects. The two solar parks are located in the Somerset province in Britain’s sunny southwest close to Bristol, a region that enjoys sunshine ... [more]

Seaward Solar : 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]