Solar Panels news, page 2
- October 2025
BYD Battery-Box HVB available to order at Wind & Sun
Wind & Sun has opened orders for the BYD Battery-Box HVB, a high-voltage home battery stack using BYD Blade Battery cells, priced from £1,025.04 with a 15 year warranty.
Solis lists S6-GR1P(8-10)K03-NV-ND grid-tied inverter
Solis has added the S6-GR1P(8-10)K03-NV-ND, a single phase grid-tied inverter with Bluetooth app operation and a three MPPT design, to its inverter catalogue.
- August 2025
BISOL introduced enhanced warranty for standard modules
BISOL has applied an upgraded warranty to its standard solar modules from 1 August 2025, covering a 30 year power output guarantee and a 25 year product guarantee.
Solar Roadmap confirms British 2030 solar target
The government's Solar Roadmap has confirmed a British 2030 solar target of just under 60 GW and set out 62 actions to triple solar capacity.
- July 2025
Fox ESS launches H3 Smart 3-phase hybrid inverter range in the UK
Fox ESS has launched the H3 Smart, a three-phase hybrid inverter range from 5 kW to 15 kW with built-in EPS backup, Wi-Fi and G99 compliance, available now from authorised UK distributors.
Next-generation residential solar inverter and home battery expected to become available
SolarEdge has announced a next-generation three-phase residential inverter and dedicated home battery for the European market, with availability expected in the second half of 2025.
- June 2025
Government confirms solar panels by default on new build homes
Ministers have confirmed that solar panels will be included in the Future Homes Standard, meaning the vast majority of new build homes in England will have rooftop solar installed as standard.
Domestic batteries added as eligible measure under WH:SHF
Domestic batteries installed alongside solar panels became an eligible measure under the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund in June 2025, were paused that November, and can be installed again from 2 February 2026.
Solar Roadmap published calling for a rooftop revolution
The Solar Roadmap, published in June 2025, called for a rooftop revolution deploying solar PV on homes and buildings to cut bills, improve energy security and create skilled jobs.
- May 2025
MY-PV SOL•THOR available to order from Wind & Sun
Wind & Sun has announced that the MY-PV SOL•THOR, a DC power manager that sends solar array output straight to a heating element, is now available to order in the UK.
LONGi launches HIBC module and EcoLife consumer brand at Intersolar Munich
LONGi has unveiled the Hi-MO S10, the first commercialised heterojunction back contact solar module, and a new EcoLife consumer brand aimed at the residential market.
Enphase launches fourth generation IQ Battery family
Enphase has launched a fourth generation IQ Battery family, which the maker says delivers nearly 34% greater energy density than its predecessor and uses fewer components on the wall.
- April 2025
Gwresogi achieves MCS certification for solar PV, heat pumps and battery storage
Gwresogi, a Gwynedd installer founded in 2014, gained MCS certification in April 2025 covering solar PV, air source heat pumps and battery storage, according to an MCS case study.
Warranty extension purchases require online registration
SolarEdge has said that from 1 April 2025 customers extending an inverter warranty must first register for its online services and obtain a customer number.
- March 2025
Livoltek lists HP3-5K/6K/8K/10K/12K D2 hybrid inverters
Livoltek has listed the HP3-5K/6K/8K/10K/12K D2, a three-phase hybrid inverter range, in its hybrid product category with a date of 10 March 2025.
Great British Energy announced its first major rooftop solar project
Great British Energy's first major project will enable around 200 schools and up to 200 hospitals in England to install rooftop solar and complementary decarbonisation technologies, announced in March 2025.
Hi-MO X10 becomes available in the UK from March 2025
LONGi has said its Hi-MO X10 back contact solar module will go on sale in the UK from March 2025, starting with the 72-cell Explorer version and followed by smaller formats later in the year.
MCS begins transition to Redeveloped Installer Scheme over 18 months
MCS has begun an 18 month transition to its Redeveloped Installer Scheme, announced alongside record contractor numbers of over 5,250 and a record year for certified installations in 2024.
- February 2025
Resolution Foundation publishes Sunny day savings on rooftop solar and bills
The Resolution Foundation says a 3kW rooftop solar system could save a family up to £440 a year and cut fuel poor households' bills by 24 per cent, but warns that upfront costs are locking poorer households out.
MCS begins tracking self build installations
MCS began recording certified renewable installations on self build properties from February 2025, a category that accounted for 1% of its certified work last year.
- January 2025
Enphase Energy System integrates into Octopus Energy smart tariffs in the United Kingdom
Enphase Energy has integrated its Energy System with Octopus Energy's smart tariffs in the United Kingdom, including Intelligent Octopus Flux, following a strategic relationship announced last year.
- November 2024
Sunsynk announces the ALL-In One XLS all-in-one hybrid inverter and battery
Sunsynk has announced the ALL-In One XLS, a 6 kW hybrid inverter with a built-in 5.3 kWh lithium phosphate battery, twin MPPT, parallel capability and both AC and DC coupling.
Solis launches 8-15kW low-voltage three-phase hybrid inverter
Solis has launched the S6-EH3P(8-15)K02-NV-YD-L, a low-voltage three-phase hybrid inverter for homes and small commercial sites, quoting charge and discharge efficiencies above 94 per cent.
Residential firmware bundle 4.22.39 released
SolarEdge has published residential firmware bundle 4.22.39 for its UK home inverters, adding per-phase imbalance reporting, G100 monitoring features and country table updates.
- October 2024
MCS published an update on solar PV module fire classifications
MCS has set out how a change to a European standard in September 2023 stopped fire test laboratories issuing fire classifications for solar PV modules, blocking roof-integrated products from Building Regulations compliance and MCS certification.
Solis expands smart charge and discharge functionality to 14 European countries
Ginlong (Solis) Technologies has extended smart battery charge and discharge control, using day-ahead electricity prices, to customers in 14 European countries including the United Kingdom.
- September 2024
Sungrow exhibits at Solar & Storage Live UK 2024 with first UK appearances of several products
Sungrow is exhibiting at Solar & Storage Live UK 2024 at the NEC Birmingham, giving UK first appearances to its micro-inverter family, iHomeManager, PowerTitan 2.0 and PowerStack 200CS.
- August 2024
Four new solar prior approval application types launched on Planning Portal
Planning Portal has added four solar prior approval application types to its online service, covering domestic and non-domestic solar equipment and solar canopies, with eligibility rules built into each form.
Aviva to insure Sunsave Plus solar and battery systems under bespoke policy
Sunsave has announced that Aviva will insure its Sunsave Plus solar and battery systems under a bespoke policy brokered by Howden, included in its 20-year guarantee.
- July 2024
Government announces 'rooftop revolution' for solar
The government announced a "rooftop revolution" in July 2024 to encourage builders and homeowners to install solar, alongside a target of 45 to 47 gigawatts of solar by 2030.