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SunGift to help Jurassic Fibre with green aims

South West solar energy installer SunGift Solar has secured an order from ultrafast full-fibre broadband provider, Jurassic Fibre for its first solar PV installation.

The 100.05Kw system is to be installed at Jurassic Fibre’s premises at Bramble Hill Industrial Estate in Honiton.

Like SunGift, which has provided renewable energy to businesses and homes in the region since 2005...

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Energy crisis underlines need for more investment in solar PV

The founder of a leading renewable energy company based in Devon argues that the current energy crisis shows more than ever that people and businesses need to seek out alternatives.

Gabriel Wondrausch of SunGift Solar also says that interest in the opportunities presented by clean energy has risen exponentially in the past year, with commercial solar deployment across the UK having its...

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Sunshine joins SunGift!

Aptly named Sarah Sunshine has joined Exeter’s solar PV specialists, SunGift Solar in the newly created role of marketing executive.

Sarah moved from her home country of Zimbabwe in the mid-90s to study and is well equipped for her role at SunGift through achieving an MSc in Digital Marketing from Chichester University.

She says that growing up in Zimbabwe gives her a different...

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Future bright for solar industry – but more can still be done

The founder of a leading South West solar energy installer is backing a new report from trade group Solar Energy UK which calls for the government to set a much higher target.

The report Lighting the Way suggests that while the UK solar industry could feasibly grow twofold by 2030, if it is to align with net zero targets it realistically needs to treble in size over the next eight...

Countryside campaigner CPRE Devon flags up concerns over plans for a huge new solar farm near Barnstaple

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE Devon) is urging its members in North Devon and other interested parties in the area to attend a public exhibition next week to find out about plans for a massive solar installation to the south-west of Barnstaple.

CPRE Devon has learnt that Bristol-based Aura Power is considering developing a huge new solar farm on a site...