Solar Media Staff

The NextEnergy Solar Fund has acquired the rights to construct a 9.4MW solar farm in Cornwall.

Solar will lead the push towards grid parity and zero subsidies for renewable technologies in the UK, according to Greg Barker, minister for climate change.

Three former colliery sites in Nottinghamshire will soon be transformed into solar farms capable of generating enough electricity to supply 10,000 local homes.

UK-based solar installer MAP Environmental has inked a £400 million deal with Chinese solar module manufacturer ZN Shine Solar.

Automobile manufacturer BMW’s Oxford Mini plant has upped its renewable power intake, with a 3MW solar plant installation.

The possible shift away from the renewable obligation (RO) scheme for large projects from April 2015 has had an abrupt effect on the UK project pipeline. NPD Solarbuzz’s Finlay Colville explores how the outlook to 2017 has changed since DECC’s announcement.

The UK solar sector could be set for a round of audits as part of an enforcement effort of the EU-China price undertaking, according to a senior industry figure.

The net is closing on those bypassing anti-dumping regulations knowingly or otherwise – buyers beware, warns Jerry Hamilton.

Renewable energy crowd funder Abundance Generation has raised £665,000 for two solar farms in Kent.

Low carbon electricity supplier Good Energy has opened its first solar farm, the 5MW Tout Hill project in Dorset.