Andy Colthorpe

Solar-powered catamaran MS Turanor Planetsolar, considered to be the largest solar ship in the world, is in the UK, where it will be docked at Canary Wharf in London. It is the first time the ship has visited the country.

The UK solar market’s annual demand has hit the GW-level for the first time, according to research published by NPD Solarbuzz.

From April 2015, under new changes announced by the Department for Climate Change, biomass generators will be required to prove the sustainability of the wood-fuel burned in facilities of over 1MW capacity.

A civic solar farm, thought to be the first to be built in Lincolnshire and only the second of its kind in the UK, is being planned by West Lindsey District Council.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has awarded shares of a fund worth around £7 million to 46 landlords under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) contest.

Solarcentury has formed a joint venture with South African firm Momentous Energy to form Solarcentury Africa.

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) and Easy Green Deal have both urged industry to hold faith in the Green Deal.