Renewable Energy Solar News Archive 2

1 December 2005 - City sets-up solar energy scheme A new scheme is launched on Friday in Cambridge to encourage residents to install renewable energy systems.
BBC News Cambridgeshire
7 November 2005 - Fire station to be powered by sun A fire station in south-west London is leading the way by becoming the first in the UK to be powered by the sun.
BBC News London
3 November 2005 - Tower's solar panels switched on Solar panels on the side of the tallest building in Manchester have been switched on by the prime minister.
BBC News Manchester
2 November 2005 - City firm wins solar power grant A Bristol company has been awarded a government grant to install a solar power system at one of its warehouses.
BBC News England
13 October 2005 - Solar power supplies tower blocks Solar panels are being used to create energy for the residents of seven blocks of flats in Greater Manchester.
BBC News Manchester
4 October 2005 - First 'eco-church' looks to sun A church in west Belfast is looking to the heavens to provide light and heat for its parishioners.
BBC News Northern Ireland
3 October 2005 - Sun boosting power and education Pupils are learning about solar power as well as reaping the benefits of it after panels were installed at their school in London.
BBC News London
30 August 2005 - Solar power to help run railway Solar power will help run a miniature railway in north Wales, in a project funded by the UK government.
BBC News Wales
29 August 2005 - Funding for solar energy projects A Northumberland company is to share £1.5m of government money aimed at boosting solar energy schemes.
BBC News Tyneside
25 May 2005 - Company unveils new solar panel A Scottish firm has launched what it describes as a new type of solar panel aimed at home owners.
BBC News Scotland
24 May 2005 - Flats to get solar power panels A project to power a block of flats on Teesside by solar energy has won backing from the government.
BBC News Tees

27 April 2005 - Shining some light on solar power John Prescott found some unwanted solar power panels on the roof of his Hull house as part of a protest. But not everyone gets free installation, so for other households who are thinking about switching to renewable energy, is it worth it?
BBC News
17 March 2005 - Solar companies fear grants fall The UK's solar power industry fears the loss of a very successful grants scheme that subsidises homeowners and others to cover the cost of installations.
BBC News
28 February 2005 - Work starts on solar power homes Demolition work has started on a £7.5m project to turn a housing estate into a solar-powered "village".
BBC News West Yorkshire
24 February 2005 - Solar powered bus garages opened London's latest bus garages - both using environmentally-friendly solar power - will be opened by London mayor Ken Livingstone on Thursday.
BBC New London
15 November 2004 - Solar panels power block of flats A block of former council flats on a Tyneside estate has become the home of one of the UK's largest solar arrays.
BBC News Tyneside
11 November 2004 - Solar power plan for bus shelter A bus shelter in Cornwall is to be lit using solar power as part of a council experiment.
BBC News Cornwall
27 October 2004 - Building converts to solar power The tallest building in the infamously rainy city of Manchester is to be covered by solar panels on three sides.
BBC News Manchester
22 October 2004 - Solar power £3.5m centre to open A £3.5m business centre which uses the sun's rays to supply much of its energy needs is about to open.
BBC News Tyneside
6 October 2004 - Ferries powered by solar energy Passenger ferries on one of Cumbria's most popular lakes will soon be powered by solar energy.
BBC News Cumbria
25 August 2004 - Cash grant for camps' solar plans Four camp sites in Somerset are taking part in a green energy trial by heating up shower water using solar power.
BBC News Somerset

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