Solar Media Staff

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and Hermes have announced the acquisition of a 40% shareholding in Anesco.

A new report published today has stressed the important role that renewables must play in the UK’s transition to low carbon energy supply.

Sharp’s European PV module manufacturing operations, based in Wrexham, are running at near full nameplate capacity of 400MW, due to demand across Europe in the residential market, according to the company.

Proposals to install a 12MW solar farm near Berwick have been submitted to Wealden District Council for approval.

Environmental think tank, Green Alliance, has released a report calling for communities to receive the benefits from generating their own renewable energy.

An appeal against the rejection of a proposed 16.2 hectare solar farm in Exmoor could set a new precedent for the solar industry.

Lightsource Renewable Energy has penned a series of contracts with Renesola that will see the Chinese manufacturer supply 69.5MW of modules to the UK developer.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the government to make a concerted push to boost energy efficiency policy in the UK.

The European Commission has confirmed that it has concluded its investigation into unfair subsidies for the Chinese solar energy manufacturing industry.

The UK has climbed to fourth in Ernst & Young’s annual Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices (RECAI), however, the report warns that not enough is being done to sustain current high levels of investor activity.