UK Minister of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Graham Stuart, opened the UK Solar Summit in London today, reassuring the industry that the government was addressing pressing problems and meeting its targets for decarbonising the energy grid.
A report by the conservation organisation, WWF and ScottishPower has found that making low carbon improvements – including installing solar panels – could increase the value of domestic properties by up to £10,000.
The Secretary of State for Energy Security has granted development consent for a 350-400MW solar farm to be built by EDF Renewables to the north-east of Chelmsford in Essex.
National Grid has helped install the first solar panels at a Gloucestershire school as part of its solar PV fund to promote decarbonisation in local communities.
TagEnergy, a renewable energy developer, confirmed this week that it had closed a €570 million (£487 million) green bond to boost its solar, wind and energy storage pipelines in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Renewable energy company Boom Power is set to develop a 237.5MW co-located solar-based Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) in Fenwick, Doncaster.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has outlined its reservations as to whether the UK will be able to achieve its generation targets for solar, wind and nuclear.
