Solar Media Staff

Solar Impulse 2 has broken the world record for solar flight, both in terms of duration and distance.

Waitrose’s Leckford Estate farm near Stockbridge is now generating its own renewable electricity thanks to a 186kWp solar array installed on the roof of an agricultural shed.

British Solar Renewables’ plans to construct a 25MW solar farm on a site near Rampisham Down have been dealt a significant blow after the project was called in for a public inquiry.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published a report which outlines the benefits of businesses across the UK adopting on-site generation technologies, but has warned that there are a number of challenges hampering widespread adoption.

Marks & Spencer has launched a community energy fund to support community renewable energy projects across the UK.

Southern Solar MD Howard Johns speaks to Solar Power Portal about how the firm dealt with several hazards – including radiation – during its recent rooftop install at Portsmouth Naval Base.

The Solar Trade Association has said commercial rooftops and community farm projects need an “urgent boost” as the latest feed-in tariff (FIT) degression comes into effect.

A heat wave that is expected to send temperatures soaring as high as 35c in the UK this week will have a significant impact on PV generation figures.

Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has commissioned two new solar farms and announced a further drawdown from its debt facility to refinance an existing project.

The UK’s ground-mount solar industry has been providing excellent business opportunities for site planners and planning consultants, in the past few years. However, changes by the government to renewable obligations (RO) subsidies available for both the solar industry and the onshore wind industry are now creating a greater number of individual site opportunities across a much wider range of planning firms.