Solar PV deployment under the feed-in tariff remained steady during October 2015 despite forecasts of a substantial increase following proposed cuts, new figures released by DECC show.
South Korean PV module manufacturer S-Energy has landed a deal to supply 27MW of modules to German developer Goldbeck Solar, for use in UK-based projects.
Increased policy uncertainty in the energy sector has caused grid management problems in the past and could prevent a swifter transition to a low-carbon network infrastructure, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has claimed.
John Laing Environmental Assets Group has lauded the diversification of its portfolio after solar acquisitions helped offset seasonal weather volatility, which impacted on generation.
Shadow minister for energy and climate change, Alan Whitehead, has expressed his lack of confidence in DECC getting a good deal from next week’s spending review.
Energy secretary Amber Rudd has ducked a series of questions over potential job losses in the solar sector but did offer a glimmer of hope for schools, public housing and community energy projects.
Solar will be excluded from the next Contract for Difference allocation round, which energy secretary Amber Rudd this morning confirmed is to take place in 2016.
Billed in the national press as her most important speech in the role to date, Amber Rudd took to the stage at London’s Institution of Civil Engineers this morning promising a radical overhaul of the UK’s energy market.
