The Solar Trade Association has confirmed plans for next week’s Solar Independence Day, which will see solar PV systems up and down the country open up to the general public.
Nominations for 2015’s Solar Power Portal Awards are currently open. Returning for its third year, the Solar Power Portal Awards will take place on 13 October, the first evening of the sixth Solar Energy UK exhibition in Birmingham.
Ethical investment platform Abundance has launched a new solar investment opportunity which aims to install 500 rooftop solar installations under the Green Deal, taking its available renewable energy investment portfolio to £4 million.
British energy storage start-up Powervault is aiming to become the leading energy storage provider in the UK after raising £700,000 through crowd-funding platform Crowdcube.
The Conservatives have put in motion legislation that will seek to halt the development of onshore wind in the UK. Although solar could have one less competitor in the CfDs, Peter Bennett questions if government playing favourites with low-carbon energy is more damaging
