Solar Media Staff

The value of residential solar has been touted after new research revealed that the technology can boost the value of houses by over £30,000.

Warrington Borough Council is launching a green investment scheme, which will allow local residents to help fund a new solar farm.

Foresight has completed its acquisition of fellow investment company Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP).

The Isle of Man is exploring the possibility of opening up a tender for 20MW of onshore renewable energy as part of its plans for 75% renewables by 2030.

Solar generation across Europe jumped 15% in the first six months of the year, reaching 68TWh largely due to bigger solar farms coming online.

Winchester Sport and Leisure Park is now one of the greenest buildings in the south of England, as its solar panels are installed.

JBM Solar Projects is to build a new 50MW solar farm with battery storage at a site near Swindon.

High grid connection costs resulted in a solar strike price in Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction “significantly higher than anywhere else in Europe” according to the Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA).

Solar Media’s Lauren Cook takes a closer look at the results of Ireland’s RESS, identifying who the big winners are and what types of projects were successful.

UK energy trade bodies – including the Solar Trade Association and Regen – are calling on the Treasury to implement tax relief for clean energy technologies.