I read recently that though solar power installations have been growing at over 35% a year since 1998, the installed global base still only represents 0.1% of total global electricity generation. Whilst the UK has been a  slow developer in terms of installed Photo Voltaic (PV) installations, it is actually a leader in the technology which it exports to sunnier climates. The UK market is now also expected to grow more rapidly to over 3.2MW per annum as a result of the the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR’s) Low Carbon Buildings Programme and Local (and Regional) Authorities new building requirements for a significant proportion of building energy to come from renewable sources. Riello UPS has repsonded to this emergent side of the power protection market with its Helios Inverter range with more developments to come from its research & development team in the future.