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Renewables provide record 47% of UK generation in Q1
In Q1 of 2020, renewable energy generated more electricity than fossil fuels, smashing a number of records along the way.
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Solar can play an important part in the UK’s COVID-19 recovery, says CCC report
Solar and other renewables have made some strong progress towards decarbonisation, but there is still more to be done.
‘Revolutionary’ new CRYObattery facility takes step forwards with £10m BEIS grant
The world’s largest liquid air storage site has taken a step forwards today, with the announcement of a £10 million grant from the UK government.
Core4Grid trial integrating residential clean tech into a singular system revealed
A new trial dubbed Core4Grid, aggregating a household’s green technology - including solar and battery storage - into one system, has been unveiled.
‘An exception, not the rule’: The significance of the UK’s biggest solar park’s approval
Following the approval of Cleve Hill Solar Park, Solar Power Portal takes a look at what the next steps are for the project, any technology concerns and whether this will be the first of many Nationally Significant solar infrastructure projects.
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UK’s largest solar park Cleve Hill granted development consent
Cleve Hill Solar Park, set to be the largest in the UK, has been granted development consent by the energy secretary.
Ed Miliband returns as shadow energy secretary in new shadow cabinet
Ed Miliband has been revealed as the new shadow energy secretary, marking a return to the role for the ex-Labour leader.
FiT completion deadline for community solar extended due to COVID-19 delays
Community energy projects have been given a six month extension to complete and register feed-in tariff (FiT) projects due to ongoing challenges caused by COVID-19.
UK solar heavyweights welcome ‘encouraging’ CfD return
Some of the UK’s solar stalwarts have welcomed the government’s consultation on allowing solar and onshore wind back into the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.
BEIS backs down on CfDs as it allows solar back into the scheme
Solar is to once again compete in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme as the government revokes its 2015 decision.
STA brands BEIS as ‘extremely negligent’ over inaccurate solar statistics
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has once again hit out at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) over its solar statistics.
PODCAST: Inside Britain’s net zero bid and changing battery storage regulation
Solar Media’s Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe return for episode three of the Solar Media Podcast, taking an extensive look at Britain’s net zero legislation. Is 2050 ambitious enough? Is 2025 too ambitious? What’s the sweet spot, and what’s needed for the country to be in with a chance of attaining it?
Brexit unlikely to have ‘major impact’ on solar but concerns on costs, imports remain
While a lot of uncertainty still remains with regards to renewables after Brexit, the growth of subsidy free solar, along with net zero and other targets enshrined in UK law, and the World Trade Organisations (WTO) arrangements should reassure the solar industry. But concerns over imports, skilled staff and growing costs remain.
BEIS unveils ‘significant’ changes to planning regulations for energy storage
The government is set to remove a significant barrier to utility-scale storage sites, proposing changes to planning regulations to allow projects over 50MW to proceed without government approval.
SEG: Ofgem details guidance on data, the FiTs register and storage exports for suppliers
Details on the information generators will be required to provide suppliers with to receive Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments have been revealed in draft guidance for suppliers published by Ofgem.
BEIS commits to working with UK solar industry to rectify data inaccuracies
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has committed to work alongside the UK’s solar industry to improve the accuracy of its solar deployment statistics.
BEIS eyeing up intervention if suppliers fail to offer SEG tariffs
BEIS will intervene if suppliers fail to come forward with a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff come January, a spokesperson for the department said this week.
STA calls for coordinated asset registration in light of ‘inaccurate’ BEIS stats
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has slammed government solar deployment statistics, issuing an ultimatum to either “get its house in order” or cease publishing the figures.
Corporate PPAs hailed as ‘22TWh opportunity’ for UK renewables
Policy and market signals could pave way for clean energy purchase boom led by solar PV but getting smaller corporates on board will be challenging, London event hears.
‘Meaningless’ BEIS solar stats not tallying with industry activity, STA says
The solar industry has hit back at official government deployment statistics, arguing that without an improved collation system they have become “meaningless”.
Solar could provide 20% of UK electricity by 2030, ‘significantly underestimated’ in net zero
Solar’s role in delivering net zero is being vastly underestimated as new research reveals it could provide 20% of UK electricity by 2030.
‘Nothing to be celebrated’: SEG receives lukewarm response
Details of the government’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) emerged earlier this week, eliciting responses that range from calling it “better than nothing” to welcoming an end to the “ongoing tragedy” of the policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the SEG.
Smart Export Guarantee: Date set as home solar policy details emerge
The policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is set to close by the end of 2019, guaranteeing payment for excess domestic solar generation.
Residential solar installs slide in first post-FiT figures
Residential solar installations slide to just 3.6MW in April 2019, the first month following the closure of the feed-in tariff.
Energy minister Claire Perry to take leave of absence
Energy minister Claire Perry is to take a leave of absence, with universities minister Chris Skidmore fulfilling her duties in the interim.
BEIS eyeing relaxed planning conditions for co-located storage sites
The government is seeking to remove a significant hurdle for utility-scale co-located storage sites, enabling projects with combined capacities in excess of 50MW to proceed without requiring government consent.
A ‘fundamental market failure’: Industry responds to BEIS export tariff decision
Today the government confirmed that it will press ahead with proposals to cut the export tariff to new applicants from 31 March 2019. The industry has responded strongly.
BEIS committee ratchets up export tariff pressure amidst suggested U-turn
The business, energy and industrial strategy select committee has ratcheted up the pressure on the government to “urgently” clarify its position on rooftop solar.
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Making the most of rooftop solar opportunities
In the latest from NextEnergy Capital, Abid Kazim discusses the shift to a decentralised energy system, how this will facilitate the deployment of rooftop solar and what investment opportunities distributed energy generation represents as we move to the electrification of transportation.
Energy minister signals shift on export tariff plans, declares it ‘wrong’ to provide solar for free
Solar power “should not be provided to the grid for free” according to energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry, potentially heralding a change of stance from the government as it plans the future of small scale renewables.