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Solarcentury today reports a near doubling of employees in its solar PV installer network since the turn of the year. The 11 company network, which covers Wales and all regions of England is made up of some of the longest established and most experienced PV companies in the UK. Solarcentury itself has also witnessed sustained jobs growth in the six month period since Government confirmed the details of the new Feed-in tariff scheme in February 2010.

Solarcentury Founder and Chairman joins David Cameron’s Indian trade delegation

Jeremy Leggett, Chairman of Solarcentury, will tomorrow join the Prime Minister, five members of the Cabinet, two ministers of state and 29 FTSE chief executives travelling to India. The trip aims to forge trade links with India, whose economy is growing at three times the speed of the UK. The delegation is the strongest sent from Britain in modern times.

• GE Capital to finance school solar purchase and installation.
• Government’s Feed-in tariff to generate income for school’s loan repayments and more for 25 years.

GE has formed a partnership with Solarcentury, the UK’s most experienced solar energy company, to provide financial services support for its Solar4Schools programme.

Solarcentury has entered into a collaboration with International real estate advisor Savills.

The UK’s leading solar energy company will work with Savills to provide advice on solar photovoltaic systems as part of the firm’s Corporate Real Estate advisory offer. The combined solar solutions service, which will provide energy security from green resource as well as a return on capital invested, will include financial analysis, design, planning, installation, project management and ongoing support.

The recently announced Feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaics (PV) is good news for UK farmers. Rather than using valuable land for solar PV, the roofs of British farm buildings can prove an ideal space for solar panels, thanks to a wide choice of new solar PV building materials now available.

Solarcentury at the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, at Earls Court.

From Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th March, Solarcentury will give visitors the first ever chance to see a live model city with hands-on solar power solutions, in the ‘Solar Hub’ at Ecobuild.

British cyclists return from 13,000 mile cycle ride to new rewards for making solar electricity.

A pair of campaigning cyclists today returned to London having completed a 13,000 mile, nine month circumnavigation of the globe. British environmental campaigners Susie Wheeldon and Jamie Vining, otherwise known as the ‘Solar Cycle Diary’ team’, are celebrating the success of their trip in helping to raise awareness of the important role of solar power as part of the world’s energy future.

Solarcentury has entered into a business partnering agreement with Enviromena Power Systems, the leading developer of solar projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It is anticipated the agreement between the two leading photovoltaic downstream energy companies will successfully add value to both companies combining Enviromena’s well established reputation and on ground experience in the Middle East with Solarcentury’s extensive product design experience and international standing.

As the UK is warned of 60% energy price increases over the coming years, one lucky household may escape rising household bills. Solarcentury has teamed up with the 10:10 campaign to offer a solar photovoltaic system to generate clean, inflation proof electricity at home.

Solarcentury helps Brent Housing Partnership open first green estate

As you may know, the Government has proposed a new “clean energy cash back” scheme which, when introduced, will guarantee a set price for every unit of green electricity generated for 25 years. If all housing association properties had a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, which can generate 2,100 units of electricity a year, they could earn an income of around £20 thousand per home over 25 years and pass on thousands of pounds of electricity savings to tenants - many of whom are suffering from fuel poverty.