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The most recent polls all but suggest a convincing victory for Labour’s Sadiq Khan, paving the way for him to succeed Boris Johnson as London mayor, but will he take solar as seriously as first promised?

As UK solar’s most recent build cycle comes to an end and portfolio operators continue to add to their earnings, the O&M market is hotting up. Liam Stoker looks into what’s trending in O&M, and what’s becoming standard in an ever-changing sub-sector.

Hive Energy has continued its international push with the announcement of new regional headquarters in Madrid – the company’s fourth overseas office to open since September 2015.

Twenty backbench Conservative MPs have written to Prime Minister David Cameron, calling on him to support the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) fifth carbon budget.

Marks & Spencer has launched the second wave of the M&S Energy Community Energy Fund, offering up to £350,000 of funding to renewable energy projects around the UK.

Members of the renewable energy industry have responded to comments made by the late Sir David Mackay, who said in his final interview that further deployment of solar capacity was not an effective energy strategy for the UK.

Renewable energy installer Dulas has partnered with Italian energy efficiency firm Innovatec to launch an energy management service targeted at intensive energy users in the UK.

Martifer Solar will begin to target new power purchase agreements (PPAs) and grid-scale storage for its solar projects following the connection of its last solar project under the Renewables Obligation before the 31 March deadline.

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.