Solarcentury at CIH exhibition 2009
Solarcentury will again be exhibiting at the CIH exhibition in Harrogate this June. Visit us at the show to find out how we can help Housing Associations and RSLs meet Code for Sustainable Homes requirements, and find out more about the lifecycle costs of PV when compared to other renewables...
Solar cyclists start round the world adventure.
Ian, Jamie and Susie are wished the best of luck by London Mayor Boris Johnson outside the GLA. The UK solar industry, including Solarcentury; ‘We Support Solar’, the UK campaign for solar energy; SolarAid and G24 Innovations, is backing three environmental campaigners on a round-the-world bicycle expedition which aims to highlight the potential of solar power in the fight against climate change. Along with leg power, Susie Wheeldon, Jamie Vining and Iain Henderson are equipped with thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels - custom built into their panniers by G24 Innovations - to power the very latest in Nokia navigation, communications and sports technology; allowing their supporters to follow them second by second around the globe. The team set off o...
Solar electricity as cheap as conventional electricity by 2013.
Today Solarcentury presented a new analysis showing that solar roofs on British homes will be generating electricity as cheap as conventional electricity ( a situation known as "grid parity") by 2013, and progressively cheaper each year thereafter. The race to grid parity is a major focus for the global solar industry.
