The UK commercial rooftop sector has received a significant boost today after the Department for Energy and Climate Change rubber stamped so-called ‘lift and shift’ proposals, allowing businesses to take rooftop solar panels with them should they move.
The 40MW solar farm proposed for Wroughton Airfield in Swindon called in by secretary of state for communities and local government Eric Pickles has received the go-ahead – less than two weeks before this year’s ROC deadline.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) hosts a one-day semiar on the Contracts for Difference (CfDs) scheme alongside the Large-Scale Solar UK 2015 event in Bristol.
Adrian Lea, technical director at Wardell Armstrong offers Solar Power Portal some tips on getting large-scale solar through the planning process ahead of his appearance at the Large-Scale Solar UK 2015 conference in Bristol.
The solar industry has aligned to rubbish a report issued by the Centre for Policy Studies released yesterday which sought to discredit renewable energies and their impact on the UK’s energy mix.
Geographic information consultancy Ian Dee Consulting (IDC) is to launch an automated solar mapping tool at next month’s Sustainability Live event which claims to speed up the identification of ideal sites for solar projects.
Chancellor George Osborne has finally talked up a green project in his final budget of this government: a £1 billion tidal lagoon project in Swansea. However, true to form, Osborne also introduced new North Sea tax breaks and fuel duty cuts.
The government is exploring ways of funding five tidal lagoon projects that would generate enough electricity to meet 10% of the UK’s electricity needs.
