LG Electronics has released its first bifacial solar module – the LG NeON 2 BiFacial – to the UK market, pledging to increase energy yields by as much as 25%.
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has seen its net asset value (NAV) fall despite recent acquisitions to its portfolio as wholesale power prices continue to slide.
The Scottish Labour party has pledged to generate half of the country’s electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030 as part of its manifesto for this week’s Scottish Parliament election.
Construction of Ireland’s largest solar development has been given the green light after planning permission was granted to Hadstone Energy’s 46MW solar farm in County Antrim.
The government’s controversial consultation on reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) closed this week amid claims its proposals are “counterproductive, and will significantly impact the industry.”
A near 50MW solar farm has been completed near Norwich and has begun generating renewable energy for the local grid in one of the biggest schemes of its kind.
The percentage of the public in ‘strong support’ of solar has soared to new highs according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s latest public attitudes tracker.
The government has been advised to accept the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) fifth carbon budget by the Energy and Climate Change (ECC) committee, which has warned that any attempt to deviate from the plan will be met with scrutiny.
