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The Secretary of State, Eric Pickles has granted planning permission for Lark Energy’s 24MW solar farm on Ellough Airfield in Suffolk.

The UK residential market has continued to perform strongly, experiencing recent renewed growth that saw the market hit two capacity triggers in Q4, 2014 – the first time since 2012 that the residential sector has triggered a degression through growth as opposed to an automatic degression every nine months. Solar Power Portal talked to Panasonic’s Shigehiro Yoshida about why the company is so positive about the residential sector in the UK.

Kerry Burns, founder and director, West of England Solar City Region talks to Solar Power Portal about the UK solar markets incredible rise and the challenges that still remain.

NextEnergy Solar Fund has increased its investment in the UK solar market by acquiring a solar farm in Essex and agreeing to expand another.

Anesco has begun the installation of a 5MW solar farm on the site of the former Askern Colliery in Doncaster, continuing its partnership with regeneration firm Harworth Estates.

Maturing and more affordable storage technology promises to “revolutionise” the UK solar PV market, according to a panel at today’s Solar Finance and Investment Conference.

ReneSola has confirmed it is to exit the minimum import price (MIP) undertaking between China and the European Union.

Solar Power Portal caught up with Aleski Tukiainen to find out more about the incredible technology used in the racer.

Lightsource Renewable Energy is looking at installing two solar farms in Northern Ireland that will share a grid connection.

The solar industry has proven that it can compete in the contracts for difference (CfDs) scheme, a senior official from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has said.