Southern Solar MD Howard Johns speaks to Solar Power Portal about how the firm dealt with several hazards – including radiation – during its recent rooftop install at Portsmouth Naval Base.
The Solar Trade Association has said commercial rooftops and community farm projects need an “urgent boost” as the latest feed-in tariff (FIT) degression comes into effect.
Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has commissioned two new solar farms and announced a further drawdown from its debt facility to refinance an existing project.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that there were more than 15,000 solar PV installations in London as of last month, totalling more than 52MW in generation capacity.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to take immediate action to meet its commitments on climate change and criticised it over recent policy decisions.
Householders near the UK’s largest community-owned solar farm will be able to consume the electricity it generates as part of a new ‘locally grown energy’ trial.
The UK’s largest solar PV operator, Lightsource Renewable Energy has inked a two-year deal with the FIA Formula E Championship. Solar Power Portal was on hand at London’s inaugural Formula E race to discover why solar PV and Formula E make for a perfect match.
Subsidies earmarked for solar could be cut as the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) battles to keep Levy Control Framework (LCF) spending under control, a new report issued by market intelligence firm Cornwall Energy has claimed.
