Blogs

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville has a closer look at Canadian Solar’s burgeoning UK pipeline and uncovers just how far flung the solar giant’s UK assets are.

It seems increasingly likely FiTs for solar and other government support mechanisms will be heavily cut, with job losses already taking place and more seeming inevitable. At first storage seemed like a simple solution for installers and the wider industry to shift its focus – even if only temporarily. UK renewable energy recruitment specialist David Hunt of Hyperion Executive Search, himself a former solar installer, takes a closer look.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville discusses Canadian Solar starting work on a solar farm in Scotland as the country prepares for an uptick in deployment.

Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to make energy intensive industries exempt from paying renewables levies could see any savings made from the feed-in tariff subsidise polluting industries, Liam Stoker finds.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks at who the early leaders in EPC, inverter and module supply might be, including a few surprises, as the UK solar market prepares for the rush to fit out RO-eligible projects.

The prime minister could not give a straight answer to Jeremy Corbyn on solar at PMQs this week, but it’s hardly surprising given the lack of straight policies enacted by those serving him.

Billed in the national press as her most important speech in the role to date, Amber Rudd took to the stage at London’s Institution of Civil Engineers this morning promising a radical overhaul of the UK’s energy market.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks into SolarWorld and REC Solar’s forecasts for the UK market next year, and how they tally against his own.

Liam Stoker evaluates the landmark climate change agreement between the UK and India sealed yesterday, and why the hypocrisy on show stands to anger the UK solar sector.

As developers rush to get a substantial pipeline of RO and FiT-eligible projects built out, EPCs and suppliers now look like being sold out well into next year. Finlay Colville looks into the opportunities on offer for new suppliers entering the market.