Stuart Elmes News Today

Solar manufacturer Viridian Solar has signed a group deal with Legal & General Modular Homes to see buildings exclusively use clearline fusion roof integrated solar until 2025.

Harnessing solar energy via PV and a battery energy storage system (BESS) in a mid-terrace home compliant with the Future Homes Standard 2025, could see savings of around £40,000 over their lifetime, Solar Energy UK has said.

Viridian Solar has partnered EO Charging to integrate the latest generation of electric vehicle (EVs) chargers and solar panels into residential homes as part of new building regulations.

Viridian Solar has signed a Group Supply Agreement with Avant Homes, which will run till 2024.

Bloor Homes has specified the use of Viridian Solar’s ArcBox solar connector enclosure for all its new houses going forwards.

Viridian Solar has extended its partnership with housebuilder Bellway, which will see its Clearline fusion roof-integrated solar systems installed on many new homes.

By: Reporter, Solar Power Portal As Viridian Solar looks to expand – with the Netherlands a key market for the company – the “financial firepower” it now has access to will help it support even its largest clients in rolling out solar as a standard part of every roof. Speaking to Solar Power Portal after the announcement that Viridian has been acquired by roofing manufacturer Marley, Viridian Solar CEO Stuart Elmes said that it’s “very flattering” that a company with the “rep...

Image: Viridian Solar. Viridian Solar’s “eyes remain firmly on the future” as it announces it has been acquired by roofing manufacturer Marley. It comes after the two first revealed a partnership in 2020 to offer the Marley SolarTile, based on Viridian’s Clearline fusion products. Now, Marley has acquired 100% of the share capital of Viridian, a move which the solar company said provides the foundation for further growth as it prepares for rapid expansion driven both by changes to build...

Tighter rules on the carbon footprint of new-build homes in England could likely trigger a fresh boom for residential solar. New homes will be required to produce 31 percent less carbon dioxide than they do now, according to plans laid out this week, which will require better energy efficiency and being “heat pump ready.” In the vast majority of cases, it is expected that solar will be the most cost-effective way for homebuilders to remain below the carbon threshold. The new rules are e...