Solar materials and component prices have stayed high longer than expected and developers are now starting to feel the pinch, the latest episode of the Solar Media Podcast has discussed.
A 230MW/460MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) lauded as one of the UK’s largest is to be developed at former coal generation site Uskmouth, with a new partnership signed.
A 12.2MW solar farm is to be developed on the University of Surrey’s land to the west of Guilford to help the university meet its net zero by 2030 target.
The average number of downtime days has nearly doubled in the solar sector globally, surging beyond the renewable sector-wide average rises of 38% on 2016 levels.
Project Solar is under investigation over the integrity of its system designs, with the residential installer stood further accused of using counterfeit mounting equipment, Solar Power Portal can reveal.
Solarport Systems’ marketing and brand manager Christy Tattershall takes a look at the supply challenges impacting the solar sector in the UK, and the benefits of domestic manufacturing.
