http://www.solarcentury.com/ en-GB Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:00:15 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Roofers-queue-up-for-solar-training Solarcentury’s new one day roofer training courses are proving a success with roofers looking to prepare for diversification in 2009. By January, the solar team will have trained nearly 30 roofers from 15 companies on how to market, specify and install C21e solar electric roof tiles and slates as part of their standard contracting service. Feedback so far has been extremely positive, with all trainees saying they would recommend the course to colleagues. Chris Hopkins, a recent trainee and Managing Director of Ploughcroft Roofing said: “This training for C21e system installation underpins our position in the vanguard of the roofing revolution. Last year we became the first company in the country to offer certificated National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) training in the fitting of solar panels on roof tops, and this is a great step forward.” Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:38:41 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Reuters-Solar-provides-energy-security The recent report from the Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security warns that supplies of cheap, easily accessible oil will start to diminish by 2013. The industry lobby group, which includes Virgin, Yahoo, Solarcentury and transport operator Stagecoach, wants the Government to dramatically increase investment in clean energy and renewables to avoid an energy crisis. Reuters investigates. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:32:05 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Housing-Associations-love-solar-tiles! Photovoltaic technology is proving to be one of the easiest and cheapest ways to meet CO2 reduction requirements in building regulations such as the Code for Sustainable Homes and the Ecohomes standard. Meadow View, in Hampshire, which opens to residents today, is the latest social housing development to use Solarcentury’s C21e solar electric roof tiles. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:01:20 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/We-represent-solar-at-UN-Climate-Change-Negotiations-in-Poland Solarcentury is today stressing the powerful role that solar can play in the creation of an green economy at the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland. The December conference comes just one year before the crucial UN Climate Convention conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Here nations must agree a comprehensive global deal on global warming that puts the globe on track to stabilize and reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:24:54 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Solarcentury-Founder-and-Executive-Chairman-named-'Director-of-the-month.' Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman of Solarcentury, has been named Director of the month by 'Director' magazine; the publication for business leaders. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:06:40 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Video-from-Industry-Taskforce-on-Peak-Oil-Energy-Security-launch-published The video showing the launch of the Taskforce's initial report at the London Stock Exchange in October, featuring comment from Richard Branson, Jeremy Leggett & Will Whitehorn, amongst others. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:51:09 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Calling-all-trades-Come-and-join-the-roofing-revolution 27th October 2008 Visitors to this year's Interbuild exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham will come face to face our crack team - the Roofing Revolutionaries! Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:28:06 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Miliband-Shows-Leadership-on-Renewable-Energy-Feed-in-Tariffs 17th October 2008 UK PV manufacturers Solarcentury, Romag Ltd and Sharp UK have warmly welcomed yesterday's Commons statement by Ed Miliband MP, confirming that the Government will introduce feed-in tariffs for "small-scale" renewable electricity generation from technologies such as solar PV and small wind. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:32:13 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/MPs-sign-Solarcentury-solar-tile-in-support-of-feed-in-tariffs 15th October 2008 Dozens of MPs and members of the House of Lords attended yesterday’s packed feed-in tariff lobby event in Parliament organised by Friends of the Earth and the Renewable Energy Association. Other organisations present at the lobby included the World Future Council, represented by Chair Bianca Jagger, the Energy Saving Trust and the Home Builders Federation. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:17:34 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/The-'Roofing-Revolutionaries'-march-on-Parliament 14th October 2008 Today, at 2.30pm a group of ‘Roofing Revolutionaries’ will be marching towards the Houses of Parliament to highlight the need for changes to Government policy to help meet the UK's CO2 reduction targets and the latest advanced innovation in UK solar power. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:12:09 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/It's-official-we-are-the-UK's-fastest-growing-energy-company! 2nd October 2008 We’re officially the fastest growing energy company in the country… and doing ok in Europe too. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:02:02 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Come-and-join-the-roofing-revolution 15th September 2008 Calling all roofers and developers! We will be exhibiting at this year's Interbuild at the Birmingham NEC on 26th – 30th October. You can catch us at Hall 5, stand D55/E50. Come and join the Roofing Revolution! Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:46:11 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/60-more-UK-schools-to-get-free-solar-power-could-yours-be-one 27th August 2008. Together with the Co-op, we are offering 60 schools the chance to have free solar power. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:54:07 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/100th-UK-School-gets-solar 100 schools in the UK have solar PV installed in just one year. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:48:27 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/How-green-have-we-been We get patted on the back for being green with respected Iso 14001 and EMAS accreditation. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:10:02 GMT http://www.solarcentury.com//News/Solarcentury-News/Solarcentury-is-ten-years-old! Solarcentury chairman Jeremy Leggett celebrates 10 years of our company with a year-by-year look at some of our proudest achievments.