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Solar sector criticises de-facto windfall tax over investment concerns

October 13, 2022
The government’s revenue cap sends a poor signal to investors in renewable energy, Solar Energy UK has said.
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UK government departments and local authorities investing heavily in new solar farms

October 13, 2022
Solar Media’s head of market research Finlay Colville takes a look at the government departments surging forward with solar farms.
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Solar sector hits back at suggestion Jayawardena will redefine BMV land to limit solar development

October 10, 2022
The solar sector has hit back after reports emerged that environmental secretary Ranil Jayawardena is looking to redefine land categories to make the development of ground-mount assets harder.
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Construction to kick off at Lightsource bp’s biggest UK solar site using n-type TOPCon modules

October 7, 2022
Lightsource bp is to kick off construction of its largest solar farm in the UK to date at the beginning of November.
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Equinor completes final investment decision for first UK battery asset

October 5, 2022
Equinor has approved the final investment decision of its first battery energy storage asset in the UK.
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Solar Energy UK invites Truss to visit one of ‘the UK’s many excellent solar farms’

September 29, 2022
Solar Energy UK together with 18 environmental organisations have called on Prime Minister Liz Truss and her government to back solar power.
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Sector welcomes Labour Party’s plan to treble solar deployments

September 28, 2022
The solar sector has welcomed the Labour Party’s target of trebling solar by 2030 if it were to be elected.
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Eustice clarifies land use grades after criticism for 3B solar development comments

September 20, 2022
Former environmental secretary George Eustice has clarified that Best and Most Versatile (BMV) land does not include land graded 3B.
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Octopus Energy doubles fixed export tariff amid high wholesale power prices

September 20, 2022
Octopus Energy has doubled its ‘Fixed Outgoing’ tariff to help lower customers’ bills as they head into winter.
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Greening the grid: how solar developers can broaden their ESG footprint

September 19, 2022
Following on from their presentation at Solar Media’s recent UK Solar Summit, Statkraft UK’s senior solar developer Charlotte Healey takes a look at the role solar can have in ESG.

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