Solar Media Staff

The government was guilty of relying too heavily on the assumptions and forecasts used to estimate spending under the Levy Control Framework (LCF) while failing to adequately monitor the scheme, according to a report commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Silverlight Capital Partners is preparing to target between 600 and 800MW of operational UK solar assets in expectation that the secondary market will double within the next six months.

The development of solar in the Republic of Ireland will benefit from the late introduction of a support scheme compared to other markets and improve public opinion of renewables, according to leading figures in the sector speaking at last week’s Solar PV Ireland event.

The UK solar industry hit another monthly low in October with newly-released statistics revealing that just 2,406 MCS-accredited systems were installed last month.

Conergy’s UK arm has replaced its senior management team little more than a year after their appointment.

Investment group NextEnergy Solar Fund has agreed to acquire a 5MW solar farm in Essex, the first of many it is thought to be close to adding to its portfolio.

Aberdeen City Council has revealed that it was forced to pay £275,000 in lost income after solar panels installed by a now failed company were switched off following a series of “thermal events” that had to be reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

The government has confirmed that the future of the Levy Control Framework will be confirmed at next year’s budget in an Autumn Statement that largely omitted the mention of renewable energy.

The performance of John Laing Environmental Assets Group’s solar assets was impacted this summer by low solar irradiation, a lightning strike and inverter failures.

Irish developer Gaelectric is preparing to deliver what is thought to be the largest solar project in the Republic of Ireland with an urban rooftop scheme at the Butlers Chocolates headquarters Dublin.