The European Commission’s decision to launch an expiry review of anti-dumping duties attached to Chinese solar modules has been criticised by the UK solar industry.
Hive Energy has submitted plans for a new 40MW solar farm on land surrounding its offices in Hampshire, which is intended to be built without subsidy funding by 2020.
An energy storage system based on the Aquion non-toxic ‘saltwater’ battery has been installed on a private estate in Northern Ireland, in what is believed to be the UK debut for the much-talked about technology.
The European Commission (EC) has launched an expiry review of anti-dumping measures in the European Union, effectively guaranteeing the minimum import price for a further year at least.
Policymakers are being called on to create certainty in the solar industry after a new report forecast a significant drop in the number of jobs in the UK market.
RenEnergy managing director Damian Baker has spoken of his “absolute despair” at proposed cuts to the feed-in tariff and slammed the government’s stance on renewables in a letter to prime minister David Cameron.
LG Chem and SolaX Power have joined forces to promote the use of a new hybrid inverter and energy storage system as a total solution for the domestic solar market.
