OPDE has completed the first phase of construction on three solar farms after having to break them up in to smaller developments following cuts to government subsidy.
As the Hinkley Point C project suffers another bad week, David Pratt takes a look at the latest stumbling blocks to have hit the nuclear project and what solar can do to grow in the time it may take to deliver the project.
The government could save consumers over £2 billion from their energy bills if it opened future CfD auctions to a wider range of renewables technologies instead of current plans to focus on offshore wind, according to a new report from Drax.
Construction of Europe’s largest floating solar PV array is underway on London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir, where the installation will help Thames Water meet its target of self-generated a third of its own power by 2020.
The government’s decision to close the Renewables Obligation (RO) to small solar PV projects has faced further scrutiny from a policy watchdog as it heads towards a debate in the House of Lords.
Lord Bourne has reiterated the government’s tough stance on subsidies, calling for international funding from both the public and private sector to pick up the slack.
