Petition launched urging government action on new housing and solar PV
A petition has been launched urging the government to consider enforcing that new homes in the UK be built with solar PV.
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‘Shovel-ready’: large-scale solar in Ireland prepares to go live in 2019
With the Republic of Ireland finally giving the green light to the country's Renewable Electricity Support Scheme, solar developers that have waited years for their opportunity are gearing up for delivery. Lauren Cook, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, outlines the current state of the Irish market and what kinds of projects are in with a chance of support next year.
CCL marks European expansion with new Netherlands office
CCL Energy Group has opened a new office in the Netherlands, marking its maiden foray into mainland Europe.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 shortlist spotlight – Residential Storage Project
The Solar Power Portal and Energy Storage News Awards 2018 is now just a few weeks away, and we’re profiling some of this year’s shortlisted nominations in the build up to the event. Today, we look at the Residential Storage Project category.
BayWa r.e. appoints new UK lead to take up ‘tremendous opportunity’ in the UK
BayWa r.e. has appointed former RES managing director Gordon MacDougall to head up its UK projects business as the company eyes the developing market for subsidy-free projects.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 shortlist spotlight – Residential Rooftop PV Project
The Solar Power Portal and Energy Storage News Awards 2018 is now just a matter of weeks away and our respective shortlists have been made public.
BEIS eyes renewables participation in the Capacity Market by 2019/20 in new review
Solar farms could be able to compete for contracts in the Capacity Market as early as winter 2019/20 if new government proposals, launched yesterday, are approved.
Solar Power Portal launches small-scale renewable policy survey
Solar Power Portal is today canvassing the UK’s small-scale renewables sector to build its response to the government’s cliff-edge removal of support.
Labour launches fresh assault of Conservative renewables policy in new energy approach
The Labour Party has once again scrutinised the Conservative Party’s track record on renewables policy amidst a broader push on energy issues.
E.On throws weight behind UK solar as policy cliff edge looms
Major utility E.On has urged the UK government to encourage homeowners to take up solar PV and batteries in the midst of growing policy uncertainty.
New research network sets out to tackle government attitude towards solar
Meeting the costs of the feed-in tariff (FiT) regime has meant solar ‘hasn't necessarily got a good name’ within government across the board, according to the lead of a new network set up to safeguard the academic future of the technology.
Public voting OPEN for SPP’s ‘Best in Show’ Solar Design Award
The public voting for Solar Power Portal’s inaugural ‘Best in Show’ Solar Design Award, sponsored by myenergi, is now OPEN.
Irish renewable energy support scheme approved with 2019 auction in view
The Irish government has approved the country’s long-awaited Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with the first auction set to take place in 2019 after state aid approval has been secured from the European Union.
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Mind the gap – What’s next in BEIS’ UK solar vision?
Leonie Greene, director of advocacy and new markets at the Solar Trade Association, analyses what the government’s future of small-scale renewables holds in store and what steps must be taken next.
BEIS impact assessment lays bare government’s meagre post-FiT expectations
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) expects sub-5MW solar deployment to fall to between 50MW and 100MW each year as a result of its closure of the feed-in tariff scheme, its impact assessment reveals.
Renewables lobby lambasts BEIS post-subsidy vision as ‘truly bizarre’ and ‘frighteningly vague’
The green economy has widely condemned the government’s post-subsidy renewables vision, deriding it for a lack of clarity and the potential for it to have “worrying” and “truly bizarre” consequences.
Government keen to avoid FiT ‘bonanza’ as consultation looks set for further delay
The government is keen to avoid a “bonanza” of people “gaming the system” as it continues to mull a replacement for the small-scale feed-in tariff scheme.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 shortlist revealed
Solar Power Portal is delighted to reveal the shortlists for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018.
National Grid Future Energy Scenarios: Solar could be UK’s ‘dominant’ source of power by 2030
Solar PV could be the UK’s most significant power generation technology by as early as 2030, with 33GW of installed capacity, according to National Grid.
Grab the ‘golden opportunity’ to go green: UK urged to ditch nuclear in favour of renewables
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has urged the government to take up the “golden opportunity” to go green and ditch its nuclear vision in favour of cheaper renewables.
On-site renewables and battery storage boosted by London £500 million energy efficiency fund
Small-scale renewables and battery storage installs could be set for a boost in London after the mayor’s energy efficiency fund secured £500 million in funding.
Solar delivers more electricity than any other technology as heatwave continues
The UK’s solar output topped that of any other generation technology over the weekend as the UK’s heatwave continues the record-breaking trend of solar generation.
Mayor of London expands group-buying scheme as Sadiq Khan calls for national PV policy
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a second phase of the successful Solar Together London group buying scheme, expanding it to a further eight boroughs.
Green economy responds to CCC calls for urgent low carbon policies
This morning the Committee on Climate Change pressed the government for more urgent action on low carbon policies and, now, the clean energy lobby has responded in kind.
‘Act now. Get on with it’: CCC issues urgent call for decarbonisation policies
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has issued an urgent warning to the UK government, stressing the need for it to act now and address gaps in its measures to meet the fourth and fifth carbon budgets.
Foresight Solar reviewing retrofit storage models in bid to maximise grid connection value
Foresight Solar is continuing to explore the possibility of retrofitting battery storage plant on its solar portfolio as it bids to capitalise on its existing grid connections.
Falling costs will see solar, wind and batteries dominate global generation by 2050
Solar capacity is set for a 17-fold increase globally by 2050 owing to falling technology costs, particularly in battery energy storage, and a decline in the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE), according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
Foresight targets top UK-listed solar fund spot with 134MW portfolio purchase
Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) is seeking to raise £40 million to complete a UK portfolio asset purchase which would, the company said, make it the largest UK-listed dedicated solar investment firm.
Solar and wind could provide 60% of UK power without jeopardising reliability, study finds
Solar could play a pivotal role in a future energy system without jeopardising security of supply, a new report has revealed.
NextEnergy Solar Fund pursues ‘new era’ of subsidy-free solar following ‘challenging’ year
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has placed subsidy-free solar developments in the UK firmly in its crosshairs following what it labelled as a “challenging” period for growth and expansion.