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Monthly Archives: October 2012

Council Demand Homeowner Removes Solar Panels

The owner of a property in Hampstead, London is fighting a ruling by Camden Council who are a keen supporter of Green initiatives to remove some solar panels on the roof of her home. Cat Santos had four solar panels … Continue reading

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Offshore Solar Islands

We have offshore wind farms, so, why not an island out at sea covered in solar panels generating lots of electricity? That has been suggested by DNV who are a worldwide certification and consultancy firm. They have just revealed design … Continue reading

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Solar Farm Development Approved Close To Ilminster

Solar Century has had their proposal to develop a solar panel farm near to Ilminster approved by South Somerset District Council. It will become one if the biggest in the UK. The solar panel farm is to be developed at … Continue reading

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Solar Power Helps Wild Elephant Studies In Africa

Each year Stanford University have a number of elephant researchers located at a high tech camp in an isolated location within Etosha National Park, Namibia for a few weeks. Solar panels are being used to provide all the energy that … Continue reading

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Farmer In Hampshire Leases Solar Farm

Earlier this summer Hamish Janson had 100 solar modules installed on his Hampshire farm in Newton Valence with the support of Reality Finance Solutions who are leasing experts based in Godalming. Although only a small solar farm it will produce … Continue reading

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Proposed Solar Panel Park Would Be Largest In The UK

Natalie Bennett, who is the newly elected Green party leader, recently visited the proposed site for, what would be, the largest solar panel farm in the UK and the second largest in Europe. Ib vogt’s proposed park would provide 47MW … Continue reading

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Solar Energy Savings – Lack Of Knowledge

Recent research by The Green Home Company has revealed that approaching 5 million people that reside in the South East of England are unaware of the potential saving that solar panels could provide by reducing their energy bills. Not only … Continue reading

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US Commerce Department Upholds Solar Panel Tariffs On China

On Wednesday the US Commerce Department upheld charges of between 18 per cent and 250 per cent on the producer’s of solar panels in China as it was felt that they were being too heavily subsidised by the Chinese Government. … Continue reading

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Solar Panels Have Huge Impact On Green Energy Production

Although there has been a reduction in the number of solar panels being installed on UK homes in recent months they are still having a significant impact on the volume of green energy being produced. Official figures have been released … Continue reading

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Solar Panels Perform Better On Green Roofs

There have been both TV programs and a number of studies detailing how green roofs can cope very well with rainwater and also provide excellent insulation in the home with energy consumption being reduced significantly. A study in Canada revealed … Continue reading

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