EDF to launch solar, storage and blockchain pilot in Brixton
Consumers in a Brixton housing estate will soon be able to trade solar power amongst themselves as an EDF Energy-backed, blockchain-enabled pilot project gets underway.
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Phoenix Works parent seals multi-million-pound Mitsui cash injection to drive further growth
Retig, the parent company of solar installer The Pheonix Works, has sealed a multi-million-pound capital investment to power its renewables ambitions in the UK.
‘Unfair’ network charging reform could push new renewables to the brink of failure
UK renewables groups have lobbied together to urge Ofgem to rethink ‘unfair’ network charging reforms which could nudge renewables and flexibility projects towards failure.
DfT funding innovative solar rail, roads and footways trials
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded multi-million-pound funding to trials of solar used in conjunction with railways, roads and footways.
Exclusive: Anesco completes internal restructure as 18 jobs are lost
Anesco has begun an internal restructure which will see several business units merged and as many as 18 jobs lost from the renewables firm, Solar Power Portal can reveal.
UK to join Europe’s subsidy-free solar ‘vanguard’ in 2019
Wood Mackenzie has predicted that the UK will join Europe’s “vanguard of subsidy-free utility-scale solar PV” in 2019 as project costs continue to fall.
Renewables to be the ‘dominant force’ in GB power by 2020
Solar is to help renewables become the “dominant force” of Great Britain’s energy mix by as early as next year, a new report has found.
Bristol to launch ‘new wave’ of South West clean energy projects with European funding
Almost £2 million in new European funding is to support the development of a “new wave” of energy projects in the South West.
Shell partners Anesco for UK battery storage
Anesco and Shell’s New Energies division are to partner on a utility-scale battery storage project in Norfolk.
Export guarantee assessment suggests solar deployment impact to be minimal
The government expects its proposed Smart Export Guarantee to have a positive, albeit notional impact on domestic solar deployment it has said.
BEIS unveils Smart Export Guarantee to replace export tariff
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has unveiled a new ‘Smart Export Guarantee’ to replace the export tariff.
Solar and storage possess ‘mutually beneficial interaction’ in Capacity Market, National Grid says
Solar and storage technologies would possess a “mutually beneficial interaction” in the Capacity Market (CM) should renewables be introduced into the mechanism, National Grid has said.
Surging summer solar helped UK to another renewables record in Q3 2018
Solar helped the UK’s renewables fleet to yet another new record in 2018, contributing towards renewables clinching nearly one-third of power generation in Q3.
Solar stories of 2018, part four: Claire Perry’s U-turn and subsequent U-U-turn
We conclude our recap of the most significant stories of 2018 for UK solar, remembering what happened throughout October, November and December. Energy minister Claire Perry, predictably, features heavily.
Solar stories of 2018, part two: Solar generation records fall and megawatt-scale carports rise
We continue our recap of the most significant stories of the year, today looking back at April, May and June when multi-megawatt solar carports were all the rage and PV generation records tumbled.
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.
Northumbrian Water to pilot battery storage under Argonaut Power deal
Water utility Northumbrian Water is to pilot the use of battery storage units at a number of its sites under a new partnership with developer Argonaut Power.
Myenergi unveils new zappi charger to ‘bridge the gap’ between renewables and EVs
Energy technology company Myenergi has launched an updated version of its zappi EV charger, one that it says “bridges the gap” between renewable generation and electric vehicles.
NESF turns to Limejump for 120MW PPA deal
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has tasked energy aggregator Limejump to trade 120MW of its solar generation through a new power purchase agreement (PPA).
Solar to be hardest hit by Ofgem plans for fixed residual charges, Embedded Benefits axe
Solar will face the “greatest potential impact” from new proposals by Ofgem to apply fixed residual charges to all final demand users and end the Embedded Benefits for smaller generators under its Targeted Charging Review (TCR).
Arsenal FC’s new battery to trade solar on the wholesale market
Arsenal’s Emirates stadium is now home to a behind the meter battery that will today begin trading solar power on the wholesale market following its unveiling yesterday.
Solar installer hit by £90,000 fine for making thousands of nuisance calls
Solar installation firm Solartech North East has been fined £90,000 for making nearly 75,000 nuisance marketing calls.
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.
Ofgem finds £63 million hole in renewable energy support scheme funds
Ofgem has identified a combined shortfall of over £60 million pounds in two funds underpinning the UK’s solar energy subsidy regimes, taking aim at late payments from energy suppliers.
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UK post-subsidy pipeline reaches 3GW, 500MW pegged for 2019 development
Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, details precisely how the UK’s post-subsidy solar pipeline has soared to just shy of 3GW, while simultaneously forecasting something of a revival for UK solar in 2019 with 500MW to be developed.
NESF subsidy-free pipeline swells as ‘exceptional’ summer boosts profit
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has added 470MW of subsidy-free PV assets to its acquisition pipeline as an “exceptional” summer of solar saw profits rise.
£450 million Cleve Hill solar farm submits DCO application with reduced scale
Hive Energy and Wirsol have submitted their application to develop their planned nationally significant solar farm, Cleve Hill, albeit on a slightly reduced scale to that originally proposed.
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.
Battery storage developers facing uncertainty as Capacity Market placed in ‘standstill’
Battery storage developers in the UK are facing uncertainty over their prospective revenue stacks as the Capacity Market was placed in an indefinite “standstill period”.
SolFit takes aim at new-build market with maiden integrated PV contract win
Integrated solar PV provider SolFit is to supply its in-roof PV system for 166 new-build homes as part of a new contract win.