Community energy projects will play a much bigger role in the future energy landscape than Whitehall, Westminster and the renewables industry has expected, former energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed.
Solar installers in the UK have been warned to make sure they comply with changes to EU data law and the Information Commissioner Office’s (ICO) data enforcement of it, or risk being heavily penalised.
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.
