Solar Media Staff

The UK’s solar industry has been dealt a blow following fresh cuts to the subsidies afforded to it by government, but Jerry Hamilton of Rexel believes the industry should be looking forwards not backwards.

The UK government has called time on solar support, onshore wind and the Green Deal at a time when the country’s democratic machinery is in snooze mode. The industry has to make an even bigger noise in order to be heard and that process starts with you.

Solar Power Portal has launched its ‘Building a British Solar Future’ campaign which aims to give the industry’s pragmatic voice a platform to enact change.

Earlier today DECC released its monthly stats for PV deployment in the UK. DECC is sizing the market as of 30 June 2015 at 7.75GW, and is putting Q2’15 deployment at approximately 200MW.

London Assembly member for the Green Party Jenny Jones speaks to Solar Power Portal on a lack of leadership from Mayor Boris Johnson, and how the capital can accelerate solar deployment.

Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FoE) has questioned the legality of the consultation period established by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for its proposals to close Renewable Obligation subsidies a year earlier than planned.

Welsh regional rugby union team Llanelli Scarlets is to double the size of the rooftop solar installation at its Parc y Starlets stadium facility.

British solar manufacturer, Romag has announced a new integrated solar PV tile designed to enhance property aesthetics.

Big Six utility E.ON UK and major US solar installer Sungevity have partnered to launch a residential solar programme in the UK.

Rexel’s Jerry Hamilton says that a smooth transition will prove key if the UK is to achieve subsidy-free solar