British Solar Renewables (BSR) could face a hefty fine after admitting failure to ensure the safety of workers that suffered electrical shocks during the development of a solar farm in Devon in 2013.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has refused to comment on whether yesterday’s confirmation that 20% VAT will be applied to solar panels will have any impact on revised feed-in tariff rates emerging from the consultation.
The Chinese firm partnering with French utility EDF to develop the controversial Hinkley Point C is to also invest more than €1 billion (£722 million) in solar development…in France.
Community energy projects will play a much bigger role in the future energy landscape than Whitehall, Westminster and the renewables industry has expected, former energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed.
Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville has a closer look at Canadian Solar’s burgeoning UK pipeline and uncovers just how far flung the solar giant’s UK assets are.
Solar installers in the UK have been warned to make sure they comply with changes to EU data law and the Information Commissioner Office’s (ICO) data enforcement of it, or risk being heavily penalised.
