Solar Media Staff

Interim findings from a major survey on PV module quality being undertaken by Solar Media have revealed an even split within the industry between those who have and have not experienced problems with module equipment.

Asset management fund Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has bolstered its portfolio with two sub-5MW projects after confirming a third interim dividend for the year.

The early closure and grandfathering of Renewable Obligation support for sub-5MW projects will apply to commercial rooftop installations as well as ground-mounts, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed.

Chinese tier-one module supplier ReneSola has signed a deal to supply 30MW of solar modules to Cofely Solar Technics, which will be used to develop a utility-scale project in Nottinghamshire.

Green Party London Assembly member Jenny Jones has slammed the Conservative government’s renewable energy subsidy regime as “chaotic and unpredictable” as figures revealed large variations in solar deployment across the capital.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has published a 10-point action plan for the UK government which could put solar on the path away from direct subsidy.

The first part of the two-blog feature on EPCs in the UK solar industry revealed the top 10 EPCs with Solarcentury and Grupotec joint leaders. Part two now discusses the share contributions of the top 10, the importance of lower tier EPC companies, and what the future has in store.

Solar investment firm Foresight Solar Fund has completed the acquisition of majority stakes in three solar parks with a combined capacity of 34MW from Belectric subsidiary Big60Million.

Just 21MW of large-scale commercial rooftop installations were completed in Q2 2015 – the lowest quarterly deployment within the bracket in two years – prompting the Solar Trade Association to lament the “underperforming” market.

Amber Rudd has labelled climate change as “one of the greatest long-term economic risks” currently facing the UK as part of a wider speech on climate change.