Solar Media Staff

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) plans to commence construction “shortly” on an 8.5MWp subsidy-free extension as it reiterates the minimal effect of COVID-19 on its operations.

The Community Energy Scheme has given its members a payment break for April, May and June, saving them over £200,000 in energy costs.

The April 2020 episode of the Solar Media Podcast is now available, with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the solar industry a predictably prominent theme.

Solar Power Portal spoke to Andrew Moore, one of the directors of the Creacombe solar farm, to talk subsidy-free community solar, the possibility of battery storage and just how Creacombe came to be.

In the first of a series of articles to be published on Solar Power Portal, Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, explores the make-up of the UK’s 8.5GW of large-scale solar farms currently in operation.

Anesco has powered up a 12MW solar farm in Buckinghamshire following completion of the site.

Ed Miliband has been revealed as the new shadow energy secretary, marking a return to the role for the ex-Labour leader.

Ferry Farm Community Solar has completed a £5.5 million transaction to bring a solar array into full community ownership.

£100,000 has been raised by community-owned solar projects from surplus generation, which will now be given to Corona Crisis Funds.

Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, discusses continued growth of the UK’s utility-scale solar pipeline amidst the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, and the opportunities posed for potential site suppliers.