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A former open cast mining operation in Derbyshire has won planning permission to develop a 7.1MW solar farm on the site.

PV yield-co investor, Foresight Solar Fund, has revealed that it will use equity raised from its recent equity issue to acquire a 37MW solar farm in Kencot. The acquisition will be funded with the Foresight’s existing £100 million acquisition facility.

Ecobuild, the green building exhibition and conference, begins today at the ExCel Centre in London.

Chinese solar manufacturer, ET Solar has completed a 9.1MW solar farm in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in partnership with solar developer, Hilperton PV.

Hyundai has launched a new 250W module type series in the UK, specifically to meet UK installer requirements. The S250RF(BF) is a 54-cell 250W modules using monocrystalline Passivated Emitter, Rear Locally-Diffused Cell (PERL) cells enabling a claimed 10% reduction in roof space to achieve a 4kW system.

Marks & Spencer will be purchasing cheaper, greener electricity thanks to the installation of a 6.1MW solar array at its East Midlands Distribution Centre in Castle Donington.

Chinese solar developer and EPC firm SPI Solar will co-develop 25MW of sub-5MW sites in England and Wales.

Up to 10% of large-scale solar projects rushing to connect to the grid by March 31 could be at risk of missing out on renewable obligation funding, according to research carried out by business rescue specialist, McTear Williams & Wood.

The UK has fallen to its lowest position in 12 years on Ernst & Young’s (EY) Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index which charts countries’ appeal for investment in renewables. 

Mounting Systems, a manufacturer of racking systems for solar power plants, has made its UK sales volumes known.