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A new 792-module strong solar array in Scotland has been praised by the country’s Energy Minister. The solar plant is based at the Malcom Allan Housebuilders warehouse in Kintore and is predicted to generate over 114,000kWh of clean, green electricity a year.

The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, is due to set out his plans for a new industrial strategy that will help kick-start the UK’s stuttering economy.

Solarsense has joined up yet again with Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis, after installing an array at his Glastonbury farm, to unveil Bristol’s first free community charging station for electric vehicles.

Warwickshire-based automotive tool specialists, the Tool Connection, has invested in solar panels to help drive down its manufacturing costs.

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has hit back at the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) proposed slashing of support for solar under the Renewable Obligation (RO) from 2 ROCs down to just 1.5 ROCs.

Cornwall Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to begin construction of its own solar farm in the UK. The council has green lit plans for a 5MW solar park in Kernow, near Newquay Airport.

A new study released by Barclays has found that one third of British farmers are planning on investing in renewables in the next two years. An overwhelming majority of farmers (82 percent) considering investing in renewables cited concerns over rising energy costs as their primary motivator for implementing renewables.

As part of the ongoing cabinet reshuffle, Charles Hendry has lost his position as the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Energy Minister. Hendry will be replaced by John Hayes, a notorious anti-wind lobbyist. 

After escalating energy bills started to become a major concern for the owners of Ford Farm, they investigated ways in which they could insulate the farm from future energy price hikes whilst also reducing the farm’s overall environmental footprint.

According to a new report from IMS Research, microinverters and power optimisers continue to be the fastest growing segment of the solar PV inverter market after growing by 180 percent in 2011.