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An 110kW solar farm has been completed at Dublin Airport, which will provide the facility with half the annual energy requirements of its reservoir system and help the airport reach its 2020 energy reduction targets.

A Liverpool-based solar installation firm has been reprimanded by Stroud District Council for distributing potentially misleading advertising material.

Solar Media, the publisher of Solar Power Portal, is delighted to announce that next year’s Large Scale Solar Europe event will be held in Portugal in partnership with the country’s secretary of state of energy.

Irish utility SSE Airtricity has acquired a 40% stake in Activ8 Solar Energies, one of Ireland’s leading rooftop solar installers.

Battery storage is of growing interest to commercial and industrial (C&I) entities, but the wider energy efficiency sector has seen Brexit and other policy woes send confidence to new lows.

Independent connection provider DNO Consulting has sought to broaden its horizons with the hire of a new senior manager.

Solar carport specialist FlexiSolar has bolstered its operations team on the back of “significant growth” of its pipeline.

Community energy organisation Brighton Energy Coop (BEC) completed a hat-trick of new commercial rooftop solar installs last month.

North Ayrshire Council has approved a plan to install rooftop solar on up to 500 properties in its housing stock to save residents up to £115 within the first year.

A 1MW subsidy-free solar farm being built by Cranfield University is nearing completion after construction, led by RenEnergy, began last month.