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Aberdeen City Council has revealed that it was forced to pay £275,000 in lost income after solar panels installed by a now failed company were switched off following a series of “thermal events” that had to be reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

The government has confirmed that the future of the Levy Control Framework will be confirmed at next year’s budget in an Autumn Statement that largely omitted the mention of renewable energy.

The performance of John Laing Environmental Assets Group’s solar assets was impacted this summer by low solar irradiation, a lightning strike and inverter failures.

Irish developer Gaelectric is preparing to deliver what is thought to be the largest solar project in the Republic of Ireland with an urban rooftop scheme at the Butlers Chocolates headquarters Dublin.

Netwatch business activities have soared to secure this remarkably innovative company a world leading position in the technology based CCTV market. Unique proprietary software, developed by their in-house R&D team, filters out a staggering 90% of false intruder alarms and delivers the fastest response time in the market.

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised gross proceeds of more than £115 million in the first tranche of a major share issuance programme which was oversubscribed.

Large, European companies have concluded that deriving all of their energy demand from renewable sources represent a “major strategic opportunity” moving forward, according to a new report published by The Climate Group has found.

Solar PV panels could be installed on flat areas of the roof of Buckingham Palace as part of a £369 million refit of the iconic London building.

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has launched an inquiry to determine what implications the UK’s exit from the European Union will have on energy and climate change commitments.

The Treasury has ridden roughshod over other government departments, cancelling long-established environmental policies and projects at short notice in favour of more immediate priorities, according to a damning report from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).