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A fire that struck the 7.3MW Hope Solar Park near Gwithian, Cornwall, yesterday evening needed to be tackled by three fire crews.

Installing solar panels above car parks in the UK could generate enough energy to power 1.7 million homes, according to solar developer Hive Energy.

The UK’s new Secretary of State for energy and climate change, Amber Rudd, has spoke of her desire to increase the deployment of solar PV under her watch.

Shoreham Port has retained its Eco-Port status for a third year, helped in part by its growing solar installations.

Baroness Verma has left her role as Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to take up the same position at the Department for International Development (DFID).

Navitron, supplier and installer of renewable technology, has signed up as an installation partner for US renewable energy developer and manufacturer, SunEdison in the UK.

Renewable energy provider Good Energy has confirmed it has taken a further drawdown from its debt facility in order to secure long-term funding for its Carloggas solar farm.

Japanese technology giant Panasonic has bolstered its position in the UK energy market by launching its virtual solar service to UK consumers.

The generation of renewable electricity in the UK has increased by a fifth spurred on by dramatic increases in solar PV capacity, according to figures published in the Renewable Energy Association’s annual REview. 

Foresight Solar has revealed it contracted Trina Solar to supply the modules for the 2.2MW extension to its 32.2MW Wymeswold Solar Farm in Leicestershire.