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Lightsource Renewable Energy acquires new solar farm developed by Solarcentury
Lightsource Renewable Energy has announced the acquisition of a 6.3MW solar park in Southampton, developed and built by Solarcentury.
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SolarAid reaches Google Global Impact Challenge finals
The UK-based charity SolarAid has been selected as one of 10 Google Global Impact Challenge finalists.
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Belltown Alpha Renewables launches with £50 million development fund
Belltown Power and Alpha Renewables have partnered to form Belltown Apha Renewables with plans to build, own and operate small and medium-scale renewable energy sites across the UK.
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Greg Barker in Brussels to lobby EC over solar duties
The UK’s minister for energy and climate change, Greg Barker, has arrived in Brussels today to lobby the European Commission (EC) over proposed plans to impose trade duties on Chinese-manufactured solar products.
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Solar industry capital spending hits seven-year low
Consolidation and oversupply in the PV industry has forced capital expenditure to their lowest levels since 2006, information and analytics company IHS said this week.
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Davey: Scottish independence threatens renewable industry’s success
Ed Davey has warned that Scottish independence could jeopardise current high levels of renewable investment in the UK.
Editor's Blog »
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(Solar-powered) Friday Night Lights
A growing number of sporting stadia in the US are now sourcing their power from solar installations. Peter Bennett looks at some of the most high profile examples
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Feed-in tariff down, module prices up
The most popular feed-in tariff bands (0-4kW, 4-10kW & 10-50kW) will be cut by 3.5% across the board come 1 July. What impact will this have on the industry?
Guest Blog »
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Solar’s still a great investment – and a great industry too!
You may have heard recently that complaints are rising in the solar industry, and that solar is no longer a financially attractive proposition. This was the subject of a recent article in The Sunday Times.
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Someone tell Griff Rhys Jones that solar and the countryside can co-exist
Griff Rhys Jones has effectively leveraged his celebrity status to decry the “random desecration” of the countryside that solar parks represent in his opinion. But not all Britons feel that way.
Case Studies »
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STM Power Transmission goes green with 28.5kWp solar array
The industrial gearbox and motor solutions manufacturer STM Power Transmissions has committed to cutting its carbon footprint after its headquarters in Winsford was fitted with a 28.5kWp solar PV array.
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Solar installation helps Greenvale potatoes turn green
Greenvale, one of the UK’s largest potato suppliers, has installed a 50kWp solar array at its site in Floods Ferry, Cambridgeshire.
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Great Orme Visitors’ Centre gets solar makeover
Herefordshire-based renewable installer, Caplor Energy, has installed an 8.8kWp solar array on the roof of the Great Orme visitors’ centre in Llandudno, Wales.
