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John Laing Environmental Assets Group Limited (JLEN), a newly created investment company monitored by John Laing Capital Management Limited, has successfully fundraised £160 million to invest in a portfolio of solar, wind and waste processing projects in the UK.

A Yorkshire-based PV installer is thought to have become the first solar company in the UK to run a TV advertising campaign.

Swiss PV manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) is the latest in a long line of solar power firms to beef up operations in the UK, as the company announced that it has made multiple additions to its UK sales operation.

Alternative energy firm Winch Energy’s Power Your Future programme has secured funds for a further 3MW of PV installations under its schools solar initiative, ‘Power Your Schools’.

Enphase has said that the UK solar market offers a level of stability that is not being matched by other global solar markets.

The Renewable Energy Association has said the launch of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) could make 2014 a breakthrough year for renewable heating.

Rochdale Borough Council could develop the UK’s first publically owned solar farm in an attempt to become Britain’s greenest local authority.

Solar farm sites which claim Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) will no longer be able to benefit from Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).

The European Council is expected to approve an October deadline to decide its 2030 climate change and energy policy, according to a leaked draft of the meeting’s conclusion.

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited has released the prospectus for its imminent £150 million IPO and has stated that it expects to continue with the renewable obligation (RO) scheme until it expires.