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Feed-In Tariff

The government will be implementing a feed-in tariff in April 2010 that will pay for the electricity generated and exported by a photovoltaic system. The credit given for the electricity will be guaranteed at the same rate for 25 years. No matter what type of

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Our Solar PV module receives BBA MCS Product Certification

EnergyBox partners, MAP environmental, recently became the first company to receive a Photovoltaic Module Microgeneration Certification Mark through the British Board of Agrément (see also buildingtalk.com article 1 and article 2) for their TopSola module manufactured by Shanghai TopSolar Green Energy Co., Ltd. The Microgeneration Certification

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“Energy efficiency scheme will save cash and carbon”

The final details of the Government’s scheme to save organisations money on fuel bills and to reduce carbon emissions have been unveiled today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme is a new regulatory incentive to improve energy

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UK “could face blackouts by 2016″

A recently published article in the BBC news highlighted the uncertainty of the UK’s electricity supply by stating that the UK “could face blackouts by 2016″. Photovoltaic systems offer a dispersed generation solution to increasing demands upon the UK’s electricity grid. By generating electricity on site

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