News

SOLARWATT hosts storage training ahead of first UK deliveries

SOLARWATT, the leading German pioneer of high-performance dual-glass solar PV energy production and storage systems, has hosted its first one-week international training programme for specialists, leading to the first deliveries of the MyReserve storage system for the UK and Ireland.

Feature

REI Spotlight; Finn Geotherm

The ground and air source heat pump installer, which started as a part-time one-man band with early installations of 6kW units, has grown to a 20-strong team undertaking landmark 350kW projects for pan-European companies. With a decade of operations and almost 600 heat pump systems now under its belt, directors David Alston and Guy Ransom outline Finn Geotherm’s early beginnings and future plans.

More

Opinion

The Environmental Benefits of Burning Wood

The SIA (Stove Industry Alliance) commented that wood burning stoves are the most popular appliance for burning wood, followed by the much less efficient open fires.

Further Reading

News

Large-scale solar PV schemes face funding crisis, STA warns

A detailed new analysis shows that the standard method for financing large scale solar PV schemes in the UK is no longer economically viable. An estimated two-thirds of the UK’s 12GW solar capacity has been built using this method – known as ‘Power Purchase Agreements’ – where solar farms or large commercial rooftops contract to sell their power to a third party.

Product

New ‘PowerBox’ all-in-one system delivers power to remote sites

The new ‘PowerBox’ from Leading Edge Power is an all-in-one power source, fitted neatly into a pallet-sized box, providing power for equipment installed on remote sites with no mains electricity. Equipment ranges from radio repeater stations and security cameras to emergency power for Disaster Relief and remote weather monitoring equipment (LIDAR).