SPECIFIC unveils energy-positive, solar-plus-storage powered ‘Active Office’
Swansea-based SPECIFIC has today unveiled its ‘Active Office’ concept, a new building powered entirely using integrated, flexible solar panels, a PV solar thermal system and storage batteries.
HBS New Energies toasts 800kWp Crest Nicholson new build tender win
Solar installer HBS New Energies has landed a contract to install nearly 800kWp of solar across more than 200 new homes in Oxfordshire.
Falling costs will see solar, wind and batteries dominate global generation by 2050
Solar capacity is set for a 17-fold increase globally by 2050 owing to falling technology costs, particularly in battery energy storage, and a decline in the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE), according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
UK solar deployment halved in 2017 following government’s ‘solar exit’
The UK’s solar installs across 2017 were less than half that of the previous year according to SolarPower Europe’s latest report, which has dubbed the UK “the only rainy” European country in terms of growth to 2022.
ABP and Custom Solar complete 250kWp solar farm at Port of Silloth
The Port of Silloth has officially opened its new 250kWp solar farm on Marshall Dock, representing an investment of £250,000 in port infrastructure.
Legal & General gives £48 million support to 41MWp purchase
Fiera Infrastructure has received £48 million of financing to support its acquisition of a 41MWp portfolio of solar installations from Macquarie, which was first announced last year.
Why the time to invest in co-located solar-plus-storage is now
NextEnergy Solar Fund's Abid Kazim explains why his firm made its first co-located solar-plus-storage acquisition last month, and why more are set to follow.
Lightsource BP completes first Indian solar farm to government fanfare
Lightsource BP has completed its first utility-scale solar farm in India after bringing online a 60MW project in Maharashtra, having won the contract through a competitive 450MW tender process completed in September 2016.
Foresight targets top UK-listed solar fund spot with 134MW portfolio purchase
Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) is seeking to raise £40 million to complete a UK portfolio asset purchase which would, the company said, make it the largest UK-listed dedicated solar investment firm.
Kingfisher opens net zero energy store powered by solar and storage
Kingfisher has opened its first net zero energy store powered by a combination of solar with battery storage and air source heat pumps to generate and use as much power as it needs, passing the excess into the grid.
Solar and wind could provide 60% of UK power without jeopardising reliability, study finds
Solar could play a pivotal role in a future energy system without jeopardising security of supply, a new report has revealed.
NextEnergy Solar Fund pursues ‘new era’ of subsidy-free solar following ‘challenging’ year
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has placed subsidy-free solar developments in the UK firmly in its crosshairs following what it labelled as a “challenging” period for growth and expansion.
City of London Corporation sets sights on ten-fold on-site generation boost
The City of London Corporation is to deploy solar panels on a number of its buildings under plans that will see the governing body of the Square Mile source 100% renewable electricity from October 2018 onwards.
Minister and MPs clash over ‘shambolic’ solar policy
Shadow business, energy and industrial strategy secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has led an attack on the government’s existing renewables policy, labelling it “shambolic”.
Companies fined after safety breaches led to installer fall
Two firms have been fined for safety breaches after a solar installer fell from a roof through a scaffold, landing five metres below and sustaining life changing injuries.
Cardiff council bids to turn landfill site into 7.5MW PPA-backed solar farm
Cardiff Council is to run the rule over a planned ground-mount solar farm this week which could bolster public coffers to the tune of more than £6 million.