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The first phase of a potential 50MW solar farm on the former RAF Coltishall airfield in Norfolk has been connected to the grid.

Canada-based Schneider Electric more than doubled its solar PV capacity in the UK throughout the first three months of 2015 after connecting over 300MW of additional capacity to the grid.

Vogt solar commissioned eight solar farms with a total capacity of 132.4MWp in the first three months of 2015.

The Italian Embassy in London is now generating its own clean electricity thanks to a 7.5kWp solar array installed on its roof.

North East Lincolnshire Council is eyeing plans to install rooftop solar projects on a number of public buildings in an attempt to improve energy efficiency and drastically cut energy bills.

EPC firm Greencells and inverter manufacturer Huawei completed 62.5MW of capacity additions in the UK during the first quarter of 2015.

Solar PV developer, Inazin Power has revealed that it connected 76MW of solar farm capacity to the grid ahead of the 31 March renewable obligation (RO) deadline.

Councils in Norfolk are to launch a collective purchase scheme for solar PV alongside online utility switching service iChoosr.

The UK Independence Party has outlined plans to withdraw all subsidies for solar PV in its election manifesto, deeming the technology too expensive.

The Liberal Democrats are aiming to stimulate at least £100 billion of private investment in the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure and want a third of the UK’s energy demand to be met from renewable sources by 2020.