Primrose Solar has acquired a new 5MW solar farm site in Leicestershire from Solstice Renewables as the company moves north in search of better grid connections.
Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks at who the early leaders in EPC, inverter and module supply might be, including a few surprises, as the UK solar market prepares for the rush to fit out RO-eligible projects.
Community energy group Mongoose Energy is preparing for the launch of a supply business late next year following the rush of community projects it is helping to get developed.
Community Energy England (CEE) has criticised HM Treasury for failing to respond to its letter before action prior to the removal of EIS and SEIS tax relief, which occurred yesterday.
Anesco has added to its community energy portfolio after announcing plans to work with Bristol Energy Cooperative (BEC) to boost community renewable energy in the region.
Hundreds of council homes across Flintshire are to be fitted with solar PV panels as part of the Welsh Assembly’s efforts to improve housing stock and meet national quality standards by 2020.
UK prime minister warned of the “peril” of climate change during his speech yesterday at the COP21 climate change summit as the UK joined an international clean energy initiative.
A survey of over 200 solar companies has found that hundreds of workers have already been made redundant as a result of government plans to cut the feed-in tariff (FiT), with many more on notice for next year if the cuts go through.
Millions of pounds have been invested by the public in community energy solar projects following the government’s decision to remove such projects from Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief.
Major multinational companies including Vodafone, Unilever and Tesco have called on prime minister David Cameron to rethink his government’s cuts to clean energy programmes.
