Custom Solar to be acquired by Mitie to boost green energy solution offering
Mitie Group has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of rooftop PV firm Custom Solar.
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‘Unprecedented’ power prices driving commercial PV interest, ROOF says as it details 500MW pipeline
Commercial solar firm Atrato Onsite Energy (ROOF) has developed a 496MW pipeline of assets, with the company expecting interest in PV to rise with the increase in energy bills.
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Diverse range of stakeholders drive UK’s fast-growing commercial solar PV rooftop sector
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.
Ortus Energy teams up with Fiera Infrastructure for £100m C&I solar investment
A new exclusive long-term partnership will see £100 million invested into new commercial & industrial (C&) rooftop solar developments in the UK.
UK Alternative Energy installs rooftop PV for Lincolnshire construction firm
Lincolnshire-based installer UK Alternative Energy has installed 429 solar panels for construction firm Lindum, also based in the county.
Innova sells on rooftop PV portfolio to Octopus Renewables
Innova Energy has competed the sale of its portfolio of 57 commercial rooftop solar PV assets in the UK.
Sponsored npower Business Solutions roundtable: flexible financing and a simple proposition
Solar Power Portal brought together some of the key players from the UK’s solar space to discuss what solar can offer to C&I companies, as part of a roundtable sponsored by npower Business Solutions.
BeBa Energy completes Norwich Airport solar install
Commercial solar PV firm BeBa Energy is celebrating the finished installation of a new rooftop solar array for KLM UK Engineering and Norwich Airport.
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UK installs 175MW solar PV capacity in Q1’21, subsidy-free capacity installed now exceeds 1GW
The UK solar industry continued its sustained growth in a zero-subsidy environment, posting 175MWp-dc of new capacity in the 3 months to 31 March 2021 (Q1’21).
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Q&A: BeBa Energy’s Shaun Beattie on how the C&I market is nearing ‘heady heights’ of FiT days
Solar Power Portal caught up with Shaun Beattie, director at BeBa Energy, to delve into the company's early beginnings as a joint venture, using Google Earth to source new leads and the "buoyant" commercial solar market.
Portsmouth City Council selects Custom Solar for ‘flagship’ solar and storage project
Custom Solar has been chosen to deliver Portsmouth City Council’s "ground-breaking" solar and battery installation at Portsmouth International Port.
Thrive Renewables partners with Olympus Power for £75m rooftop solar financing framework
Renewable energy investor Thrive Renewables has developed a new financing framework for commercial solar arrays with Olympus Power.
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust sheds light on seed solar portfolio in Prospectus
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has published its Prospectus after outlining plans to raise £200 million earlier this month.
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Port of Hull sees 6.5MW rooftop solar array installed
Associated British Ports (ABP) has unveiled a new solar PV installation at the Port of Hull that has doubled ABP Humber Ports’ renewable energy generation.
Trade associations call on government to change ‘punitive business rates’
A coalition of business associations have come together to demand solar exception from ‘punitive business rates’.
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Q&A: Footprint Zero’s Harrow and Pertwee on solar and ‘Building Back Better’
The majority of businesses are keen to Build Back Better in the UK, with many looking to solar as a sustainable solution to help get there.
Poor photovoltaic output hampering non-domestic solar in the UK
As many as 91% of solar arrays are underperforming in the UK, according to a recent survey by independent power and energy consultant Roadnight Taylor.
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Q&A: Richard Palmer explains why business rates shouldn’t scare people away from solar
Solar Power Portal chatted to Richard Palmer, a senior consultant at independent power and energy consultancy Roadnight Taylor about what needs to change to make business rates work for solar.
Lidl sees business rates jump 528% due to solar valuation
German supermarket chain Lidl has seen its business rates soar by 528% due to changes in the valuation of solar installations at its sites.
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Kärcher signs PPA with Zestec, NESF for rooftop solar
A rooftop solar array has been installed at cleaning technology company Kärcher’s headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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ABP announces largest roof mounted solar project in Humber
The Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced a £6.8 million solar project, that will see the largest roof mounted solar array in Humber constructed on the Port of Hull it says.
Lightsource BP signs new PPA with Ibstock Brick for solar powered brick factory
Lightsource BP is to build a 4.9MWp solar installation for Ibstock Brick, at the latter’s Leicestershire headquarters.
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Solar Alliance signs new agreement with Empire Cinemas for 2.8MW
US company Solar Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Empire Cinemas, who own Odeon and Cineworld. The project will ultimately generate 2.8MW on the cinema sites, helping the company lower its carbon emission.
Beba Energy completes 250kWp rooftop solar install for Hildon Water
Over 900 solar panels have been installed for Hildon Natural Mineral Water in a bid to cut its carbon emissions.
NESF partners Zestec for PPA-backed commercial rooftop push
Leading solar investor NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has partnered with Zestec Asset Management to acquire to-be-built commercial rooftop solar projects.
Exclusive: Tesco plotting UK superstore solar rollout programme
Tesco is planning a major rollout of solar on the roofs of its stores in the UK, Solar Power Portal can reveal.
Port of Goole starts £1 million solar install in latest ABP project
Installation work has commenced on a £1 million project to install solar on the roof of the Port of Goole, as the Association of British Ports ramps up its solar deployment programme.
Companies fined after safety breaches led to installer fall
Two firms have been fined for safety breaches after a solar installer fell from a roof through a scaffold, landing five metres below and sustaining life changing injuries.
BBC Wales toasts new broadcast HQ with 120kW rooftop solar array
BBC Wales has gone solar with a 120kWp rooftop system installed atop its £100 million new broadcast centre in Cardiff.
SPCS lands three-year SEGRO solar cleaning contract
SEGRO, one of Europe’s leading property owners, has handed a lucrative, three-year solar cleaning contract to Solar Panel Cleaning Services (SPCS).