Business Green: Norwegian solar products maker Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has reported a smaller than expected rise in earnings for the third quarter and admitted that the credit crisis could affect demand for solar energy projects. The company announced earnings of 711m Norwegian krone (£63m) in the three months to the end of September which was up from 643m in the same quarter a year ago. However, according to Reuters reports, the Q3 results were below the 789m (£70m) estimate …