Solar Media Staff

Kingspan Group is launching a range of fully-funded solar PV solutions for commercial rooftops in the UK as part of its ‘three-pronged attack’ on the sector.

Martin Cotterell looks at the forthcoming IET Solar PV code of practice, how it relates to other PV installation standards and the impact on installers in the UK.

A new campaign headed by the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) aims to install solar across as many school rooftops in the UK as possible.

The European Commission is facing severe criticism after it gave state aid approval for £17 billion (US$27.3 million) worth of nuclear energy subsidies.

Climate change minister, Amber Rudd, has said that subsidy-free solar PV should be “the goal” by 2020.

The problem with making decisions based on predictions of the future, is the closer the future gets, the more the quality of those forecasts is laid bare. Gareth Miller, principal consultant for Cornwall Energy explains what DECC’s revised forecasts mean for the country’s energy policy reforms.

Forrest will install PV on 1,850 homes in Salford after agreeing terms with City West Housing Trust.

Solar is “ready for prime time” award-winning journalist and activist, Naomi Klein told Solar Power Portal at an event in London on Monday night.

British renewable developer Camborne Capital and US independent power producer sPower have completed their first joint acquisition.

Renewable energy investor Low Carbon has expanded its portfolio of UK solar farms with an 8.2MW plant in East Sussex. Work will begin this month.