Articles tagged with: Subsidies
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Editor's blog
17 Jan 2022, 10:09 • By Finlay Colville
One of the most encouraging aspects of the UK solar industry during 2021 was the emergence of a sustainable commercial rooftop sector. Here, Finlay Colville, head of market research at SPP publisher Solar Media, discusses the types of companies that have been planning new PV builds since the start of 2019.
Feature
1 Nov 2021, 11:52 • By Alice Grundy
Solar Power Portal caught up with James Armstrong, managing partner of Bluefield Partners, the investment adviser of Bluefield Solar Income Fund, to discuss the decision behind investing in storage and how supply chain issues facing the industry are the "biggest single challenge" currently at play.
13 Sep 2021, 10:29
A total of £265 million has been set aside for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today (13 September) revealed.
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Guest blog
2 Sep 2021, 09:18 • By Ian Clover
Adaptable, affordable, and easily available, solar PV is altering the renewable energy landscape of the UK one panel at a time – and solar is still capable of doing so much more to galvanise the fight against climate change, writes Q CELLS’ Ian Clover.
14 Jul 2021, 12:08
A Guarantee Scheme, financial support and options for surplus energy would all boost domestic solar uptake.
17 Jun 2021, 13:45
The UK solar industry needs to treble to align with Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommendations, hitting 40GW of installed capacity by 2030.
11 Feb 2021, 12:49
Any of the initial £2 billion promised for the Green Homes Grant that goes unspent this year will not be rolled over.
Feature
22 Jan 2021, 16:09 • By Alice Grundy
Solar Power Portal caught up with James Armstrong, managing partner of Bluefield Partners, to discuss how the recent acquisition of a 70MWp asset reflects Bluefield's solar strategy, whether subsidy-free developments are still on the table and how the solar sector may see significant growth in 2022/23.
15 Jan 2021, 12:15
The Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication (DCCAE) is looking to launch a support scheme for microgeneration technologies, such as solar PV.
Feature
30 Dec 2020, 09:00 • By Solar Media Staff
Here’s the top-ranking blogs from 2020 on Solar Power Portal, based on page views.
16 Oct 2020, 13:01
To help drive decarbonisation in the UK, the government has committed to publishing a Net Zero Strategy.
23 Sep 2020, 11:26
Innova Energy has refinanced its 57MW portfolio of UK rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV.
24 Aug 2020, 15:09
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has completed the acquisition of a 64.2MWp UK solar portfolio.
13 Aug 2020, 08:00
High grid connection costs resulted in a solar strike price in Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction “significantly higher than anywhere else in Europe” according to the Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA).
11 Aug 2020, 08:00
Norwegian state-owned power giant Statkraft has scooped up the largest contract in Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with two solar farms totaling 276MWp coming out successful alongside 57MW of onshore wind.
5 Aug 2020, 12:04
Solar has superseded expectations as it scoops up 796MW in Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction.
19 Jun 2020, 12:20
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) is looking to diversify its portfolio, branching out into storage and other renewable technologies.
1 Jun 2020, 15:03
• By Molly Lempriere
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.
21 May 2020, 11:59
The government needs to “go even further with enabling measures” such as public sector PPAs in order to accelerate solar deployment to help meet net zero.
19 May 2020, 11:47
The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme should be expanded, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has recommended, with "clarity on dates and scales" required.
23 Apr 2020, 10:16
• By Molly Lempriere
Solar Power Portal caught up with Chris Banks, UK business development manager at Solarcentury, about its new 62MW Welsh site, why now was the right time to return to the UK market and the rise of subsidy-free developments.
23 Apr 2020, 09:44
Merchant solar and wind projects could see their returns “significantly” impacted as power prices across Europe fall.
15 Apr 2020, 12:29
The next Contracts for Difference (CfD) round is set to be fiercely competitive as solar is allowed to compete for the first time in years.
Feature
31 Mar 2020, 14:53 • By Molly Lempriere
Now as we approach one year on, Solar Power Portal had a chat with Solar Trade Association CEO Chris Hewett about how the industry has fared in the post FiT world.
24 Mar 2020, 14:13
Frequency response continues to be a key driver of front of the meter storage in the UK, but the market is slowing as it faces numerous challenges.
20 Mar 2020, 10:49
The Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of solar PV assets.
19 Mar 2020, 13:14
• By Molly Lempriere
AMP's MD Mark Tarry talked to Solar Power Portal about the company's solar developments and the growing subsidy free sector.
17 Mar 2020, 12:50
The number of planning applications submitted for renewable energy projects such as solar farms in the UK has again jumped, as the pipeline continues to grow.
12 Mar 2020, 12:10
Solar Power Portal talked to some of the key players in the solar sector to gauge their reactions following yesterday's Budget.
Feature
12 Mar 2020, 11:27 • By Alice Grundy
Chris Hewett, chief executive of the Solar Trade Association, spoke to Solar Power Portal about the exclusion of solar in yesterday's Budget and the promise of a reform to business rates.