Following the purchase of PV distributor Metgen this week, Solar Power Portal caught up with Bay Wa r.e.’s Ian Draisey to talk about the future of UK solar.
The UK’s leading solar energy generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has revealed that a nationwide network of solar PV installers is rapidly taking shape after joining forces with its first 30 new partners across the UK.
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The eleventh public attitudes tracker from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that solar remains the most popular energy generation technology with the British public.
Solarcentury has sold a 71MW pipeline of projects to PV investor Magnetar Solar. Magnetar has also selected Solarcentury to construct a further 40MW of capacity.
Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) has scrapped plans to reduce the ROC banding levels for PV up to 250kW from 4 to 1.6ROCs.
International PV manufacturer and EPC firm, Hanwha Q CELLS, is to build a 6.5MW power plant in Gloucestershire, England, after acquiring the project from developer, Green Hedge Group.
Dr Nina Skorupska, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association, has said that its new solar trade body, UK Solar will “strengthen the voice of UK solar”.
