Renewable distributor, Waxman Energy has joined together with Renewable Energy Investments to host two open days designed to help installers understand the opportunity in the commercial rooftop market.
Proposed changes to the small-scale feed-in tariff unveiled today by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) would wipe more than 6GW off the UK’s renewable generation capacity by 2021, the majority of which would be solar.
The government is proposing to slash the feed-in tariff rates for solar by as much as 87% come January 2016 – a move the industry has widely condemned.
Republic of Ireland-based potato farming firm O’Shea Farms is aiming to install a 250kWp installation on the roofs of two of its buildings next month, claiming the development to be the “largest plant so far in the Republic”.
Buckinghamshire-based independent connection provider, g2 Energy claims that it is close to connecting its 100th commercial-scale solar development in the UK to the grid.
The government is contemplating cutting the feed-in tariff rate for solar PV by as much as half, according to an article published in The Sunday Times.
Police are urging owners of ground-mount solar installations in Lincolnshire to be vigilant after a spate of recent solar panel thefts continued last week.
Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Best use of solar in a CSR project category at this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards, sponsored by Rexel.
