Ecotricity chief executive Dale Vince has forecasted that the UK will derive 80% of its energy generation from renewable sources by 2030 as part of his ‘2030 Vision’ document, published this week.
The UK’s largest operator and owner of solar PV assets, Lightsource Renewable Energy has announced that it is offering up to £40,000 per MW for introduced sites.
Brighton and Hove Energy Saving Co-operative (BHESCO) has launched a new share offer that aims to raise £1 million to help fund up to 10 community renewable energy projects in Sussex.
Crowd-funded solar developer Big60Million has raised 60% of its £20.4 million funding target inside the first month as it looks to finance three additional solar projects.
Wakefield-based installer Pretty Green Energy has selected energy supply firm Enphase Energy as its sole solar PV technology supplier as it looks to strengthen its commercial rooftop business.
Neas Energy has sold a 30% minority stake in the company to a consortium consisting of Via Venture Partners and ATP which will see the two firms power the energy asset management firm with a £48 million fund.
The UK’s overall solar PV capacity at the end of March stood at just over 5.7GW, according to figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change on Thursday.
Given the backdrop of a miserable contract for difference (CfD) performance for solar, where only five projects managed to successfully snag support, a general air of optimism was still noticeable throughout all of the first day’s speakers.
The UK government could trigger a ‘hyperdegression’ in the rooftop solar feed-in tariff by pursuing its ambitious targets of installing 500MW of solar capacity on the roofs of government-owned estate, Savills Energy director Giles Hanglin has warned.
