Following the dramatic announcement that Caroline Lucas would not be seeking re-election after the end of her second term, the Green Party has announced that Natalie Bennett will be taking charge of the Green Party after a significant victory at the polling station.
Four of the Big Six UK energy providers are expected to increase energy prices by the end of this year after Scottish and Southern Electric (SSE) announced plans to increase domestic gas and electricity prices by an average of 9 percent from October 15.
Emma Hughes, Editor of Solar Power Portal, has resigned. After three years at the head of Solar Media’s UK editorial team, she is stepping down on September 7 to become Deputy Editor of Industrial Minerals at Euromoney.
Lincolnshire-based solar installer Lark Energy has announced plans to install a 30MW solar park on the site of Ellough Airfield in Suffolk. The move follows similar applications for 30MW parks at Stradishall Airfield in Suffolk and Wymesford Airfield in Leicestershire.
The three solar companies who issued DECC with a pre-action ‘letter before claim’ requesting £2.2 million in damages following ‘unlawful and unfair’ cuts to the feed-in tariff have been forced to turn to the High Court to settle its dispute.
Building on the success of its Solar Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Goldfield Partners has launched a £50 million fund for pension and charity investors looking to get involved in UK-based renewable energy.
