Press Releases

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Solarcentury resigns from BPVA

Solarcentury has today confirmed its resignation from the BPVA (British Photovoltaic Association).

Court of Appeal confirms Government's solar cuts 'illegal'

The Court of Appeal has today refused the Government’s appeal against the High Court ruling that premature cuts to FITs for solar PV were illegal. In a unanimous decision the three judges confirmed that the Government’s atte...
25/01/2012

Solarcentury helps Cornwall forge ahead with solar

Solarcentury has installed solar across 30 Cornwall Council buildings including schools, colleges, libraries and leisure centres. As part of an extensive solar programme, the Council saw over a megawatt of solar panels on roofs before C...
24/01/2012

Norfolk business park cuts costs with solar

It’s a positive start to the New Year for Rookery Business Park in Attleborough, Norfolk. The privately run industrial park has had solar photovoltaics installed across its properties, to help reduce its electricity costs. This is o...
17/01/2012

Court of Appeal hearing today

The Court of Appeal has not made a decision on The Government appealing the High Court decision that they acted illegally on Feed-in tariffs. We expect to hear the outcome within the next few weeks.
13/01/2012

Record busting Solarcentury CEO steps down

Solarcentury today announces the retirement of its chief executive, Derry Newman, in April this year.  Newman has led the company since 2006, through its second cycle of raising venture capital investment through to profitability....
13/01/2012

Six Portsmouth Water sites now run on solar electricity

Portsmouth Water has invested in solar power for six of its water treatment works. Designed and installed by Solarcentury, each of the sites has 50kWp of solar across its reservoir roofs and land at the treatment works, the majority of ...
11/01/2012

MPs agree Govt. wrong on solar FIT changes

A day after a High Court ruling that Government plans to rush through cuts to solar tariff payments were illegal, MPs on the Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit Committees have found that the Government is undermining c...
22/12/2011

Government solar cuts are 'illegal' says High Court

Government plans to rush through cuts to solar tariff payments are ‘illegal’, the High Court ruled today (Wednesday 21 December), following a legal challenge by Solarcentury, Friends of the Earth and HomeSun.
21/12/2011

High court hearing granted for solar legal challenge

A judge has ordered an urgent hearing of a High Court challenge over Government plans to cut financial incentives for solar electricity. Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE) and two solar companies - Solarcentury and Home...
15/12/2011