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2020 tested our resilience but not our resolve
The Solar Trade Associations Jonathan Selwyn takes a look at solar in 2020, the challenges but also the resilience and the optimism going into 2021.
Blogs
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Solar Power Portal’s most-read blogs of the year 2020
Here’s the top-ranking blogs from 2020 on Solar Power Portal, based on page views.
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Solar Power Portal’s most-read news of the year 2020
Here’s the top-ranking news from 2020 on Solar Power Portal, based on page views.
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More large-scale battery storage sites on the horizon as barriers continue to fall
Solar Power Portal caught up with Harmony Energy CEO Peter Kavanagh about how the industry has changed and what that means for the growth of battery energy storage, as barriers to large-scale development continue to fall away.
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How community benefit is ‘intrinsic’ to Riding Sunbeams’ solar-powered railways
Riding Sunbeams’ executive director Ollie Pendered talked to Solar Power Portal about the importance of securing government funding and how community benefits and education are "core" to the organisation's business strategy.
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Q&A: Harmony Energy’s Peter Kavanagh on its maiden solar site and planning permission delays
Solar Power Portal caught up with Harmony Energy CEO Peter Kavanagh to find out more about why the company – historically a wind and battery developer – has chosen now to enter the solar space, and the challenges of developing a solar project this year.
Editor's blog
Understanding UK utility-scale solar in 2021 and beyond
Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media Market Research, assesses how the UK’s utility-scale solar pipeline has developed this year as the industry prepares for a bumper build-out period in 2021.
Sponsored Huawei talks EV charging infrastructure trends at The Solar & Storage Live Event in London
Hariram Subramanian, CTO of Digital Power in Europe of Huawei takes a look at the biggest trend in EV charging following his speech at the Solar and Storage Live event this week.
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Q&A: Elgin Energy’s Ronan Kilduff on the ‘genuine upside’ of deploying bifacial in the UK
Solar Power Portal caught up with Ronan Kilduff, managing director of Elgin Energy, to talk about why Ireland was chosen to develop bifacial, the importance of open data when trialing newer technologies and technologies and the potential for "further business" with Foresight.
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Q&A: Footprint Zero’s Harrow and Pertwee on solar and ‘Building Back Better’
The majority of businesses are keen to Build Back Better in the UK, with many looking to solar as a sustainable solution to help get there.
Q&A: Bluefield Development’s Jonathan Selwyn discusses routes to market for solar
Solar Power Portal sat down with Bluefield Development managing director Jonathan Selwyn to discuss his first priorities at the company, the routes to market open to solar and the impact of COVID-19.
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Over 1GW of new solar farms added to UK pipeline during September
Solar Media's Finlay Colville tracks the 'frantic pace' with which developers and planners of solar sites continue to operate.
Sponsored Q&A: Engenera’s Lloyd Lawson on the company’s new £100m Green Bond
Solar Power Portal caught up with Lloyd Lawson from EPC Engenera about the launch of the Green Bond and the benefits businesses could see from working with them.
Domestic solar installations ‘snowball’ through lockdown
Cornwall based installer Naked Solar talked to Solar Power Portal about operating through the COVID-19 lockdown, and the impact it has had on domestic solar installations.
Co-optimisation at the UK’s largest local authority-owned site: A look at Fideoak Mill
Kiwi Power's head of optimisation Thomas Jennings explores the challenges - and opportunities - of council owned battery storage by taking a detailed look at the Fideoak Mill battery storage site in Taunton.
On-Grid solar deployments: Three issues to consider
Aeris's VP of market development Mohsen Mohseninia takes a look at how explores how IoT solutions can alleviate the challenges associated with solar panel management and energy output.