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Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)

Romag Solar Panels: UK-made solar modules for all applications

January 3, 2013
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Romag is a UK-leading manufacturer of high-quality glass and also specialising in solar panels. The company, based in the northeast of England, has been around since 1943 and is the only home-grown manufacturer of solar panels in the UK. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share [...]

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World’s largest transparent solar PV roof to be built in New Jersey, USA

October 19, 2012

A massive semi-transparent roof will be providing power for the head office US pharmaceutical company Novartis in New Jersey. The 295-kilowatt (kW) solar system is a major milestone for the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) industry, and for BIPV specialist firm Sunways AG, which will provide the 161,000 modules that will comprise the system. Bookmark on Delicious [...]

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Dyesol dye-based Solar PV tech firm aiming for UK grid parity

December 7, 2011
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Dyesol is aiming to totally transform the solar photovoltaics (PV) industry by commercialising a still largely uncommercialised solar PV technology: the Dye Solar Cell (DSC). The Dye Solar Cell is a next-generation PV technology that utilises a ‘sandwich’ of materials to copy the photosynthetic properties of plants in order to turn sunlight into usable power. [...]

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Solarwatt Easy-In BIPV roof system acquires MCS certification

November 29, 2011
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Solarwatt is a German solar photovoltaic (solar PV) panel manufacturer based in Dresden. In addition to standard solar modules, the company also provides off-grid solar and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) solutions. Their Easy-In BIPV roofing systems have recently been granted MCS certification. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via [...]

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REAL Deposit and Advanced Payment Insurance Scheme

October 21, 2011

If you are worried about what will happen to your deposit if the solar power supplier that you have placed an order with ceases to trade, look no further. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]

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