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Residents in Swindon could be given the opportunity to co-invest in a new solar farm with their local council in a first for community energy projects.

The solar industry is looking at an “extremely positive landscape” over the next five years despite recent cuts to government support, according to Nick Boyle of Lightsource.

The publication of feed-in tariff deployment statistics last month showed that with just 54MW of domestic solar deployed to date, London continues to lag far behind other areas of the UK despite having a much higher concentration of households and office buildings.

The UK solar industry has received support from an unlikely source after it was revealed celebrity chef Delia Smith commissioned a ground-mount installation at her house in Suffolk.

Two UK solar developers will tomorrow challenge the government’s use of the Levy Control Framework (LCF) to justify policy decisions in the Appeal Court.

A new volunteer movement is building support in the Dorking area for solar deployment, with TD Solar Group’s efforts leading to its first installation. At a time when the industry is taking stock of how to build on its successes, Steven McDonald and his team are finding new ways to promote deployment at a local level.

Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy has commissioned a 5MW solar farm near Wareham, Dorset and lined up a further three for development.

Home improvement firm Entu has revealed the extent of which its solar arm was struggling prior to closing down the division last September, claiming part of its sales team was poached at the start of 2015.

The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is seeking answers from the energy storage industry on how best to define and consider the various technologies, both behind and in front of the meter.

Mongoose Energy has revealed that two of its affiliated community energy companies (bencoms) have raised over £2 million for solar developments since the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief for community projects was closed in October last year.