Canadian Solar joins UK post-subsidy rush
Canadian Solar has said it is in the process of developing a pipeline of subsidy-free solar farms in the UK, joining a recent flurry of developers to return to the build-out phase.
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Local authorities, climate emergencies and the burgeoning role for solar car ports
Solar Power Portal’s resident local authority expert Stephen Cirell investigates the role solar car ports can play in helping councils and local authorities tackle climate emergencies, helped by tumbling install costs.
PPS unveils plans for subsidy-free solar at MoD barracks
Public Power Solutions (PPS) has outlined plans to build a 1.4MWp subsidy-free solar farm in partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
ScottishPower unveils solar, wind and storage drive in UK and Ireland
ScottishPower is to retrofit its onshore wind farms with new solar and battery storage capacities as part of a major hybridisation drive.
HBS completes 900kWp solar array for Anglian Water
HBS New Energies has completed its latest solar install for Anglian Water, this time at the utility's Jaywick Water Recycling Centre in Essex.
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UK utility solar to return to GW demand status in 2020 as desired energy type going forward
Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, provides an early forecast for what next year holds in store for UK solar as post-subsidy economics and a surging project pipeline come to the fore.
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Fraudsters ordered to pay over £400,000 for solar panel scam
Two men, who fraudulently sold solar panels to vulnerable people, have been ordered to pay confiscation totaling £413,206.10.
GE2019: SNP pledge to allow solar back into CfD
The SNP’s manifesto pledges to allow solar power to take part in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, if the party is elected in the General Election in December.
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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Aviva launches specialised renewable energy insurance
Insurance company Aviva has launched its first specialised package for renewable energy companies.
Solarwatt unveils solar powered electric vehicle charging offering
Solarwatt is launching a smart solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging offering in the UK in partnership with Austrian e-mobility solutions manufacturer Keba.
Naked Energy raises £5.2 million of funding to grow Virtu hybrid solar
Naked Energy has raised £5.2 million of funding in its latest round, with environmental fund manager Earthworm Group leading the round with a co-investment from Taqa Holdings.
GE2019: Solar and storage omitted from Conservative manifesto
The Conservative Party manifesto, launched on Sunday, fails to lay out any policies for solar power or energy storage, despite the party’s net zero ambitions.
Lightsource BP delivers night time reactive power using solar in ‘UK first’
A solar farm has provided National Grid ESO with reactive power overnight in what is being lauded as a UK first.
E.On offers £400 discount on roof-integrated solar for one-week period
E.On has unveiled a limited-time discount on one of its solar offering of £400 as Black Friday sales kick off.
Lib Dems unveil manifesto, pledging to remove barriers to solar
The Liberal Democrats party has released its manifesto for the upcoming general election, promising to ramp up support for renewables.
Octopus to float new renewable infrastructure investment fund
The Octopus Group will float a new renewables fund, the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust, on the London Stock Exchange.
UK renewable investment attractiveness bounces back
The UK is back into seventh position in the most recent EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), released yesterday (19 November).
First power generated from rooftop solar at two Tesco sites
The SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has announced that power production has begun at its first two rooftop solar photovoltaic system installations at Tesco sites.
The Green Party launches manifesto, including solar for 10 million homes by 2030
The Green Party has launched its manifesto, including a pledge to invest £12 billion a year into renewables and to fit one million solar panels on homes per year.
NESF targets 150MW of subsidy-free PV by end of 2020 as summer sun lifts performance
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is expecting to have amassed an operational subsidy-free solar pipeline as large as 150MW by the end of next year.
SEG floor price, CfD and scrapping VAT: STA unveils policy advice for next government
The Solar Trade Association (STA) is calling on the next government to “hit the ground running” as it stresses the need for the “urgent delivery” of three key policies.
Aberla Renewables inks deal to deploy PV, storage in Chester council housing
Firm describes energy contract with Cheshire West and Chester Council as one of the largest public sector housing solar PV contracts since the disappearance of the feed-in-tariff.
Cornwall storage provides flexibility as Centrica’s LEM trading platform goes live
Centrica’s LEM hits a new milestone as flexibility from solar-plus-storage is procured by both National Grid ESO and Western Power Distribution (WPD) on the same platform.
Cenin Renewables to build 2MW solar farm at Cardiff Airport
Cardiff Airport has signed a joint agreement with Cenin Renewables for a 2MW solar PV farm that will form part of the former's Environmental Flight Path.
STA confirms Léonie Greene to depart
The Solar Trade Association today paid testament to Léonie Greene after it was announced she would be standing down from the trade body after more than eight years.
Abundance launches new investment for solar-powered green housing
Ethical investment platform Abundance has launched its latest housing offer, with rooftop solar a key element of the plans.
Solar tops list of renewables approved by public with 85% support in run up to GE
Solar has continued to be the most popular renewable technology with the public as of September 2019, a factor which must be considered by any prospective government the industry has said.
Solar power and the ‘climate election’: the parties’ energy pledges so far
As the UK prepares for yet another election, following the dissolution of parliament in the early hours yesterday, pledges for increased solar power are notable in almost all the major party's campaigns.
Viridian becomes Stewart Milne’s preferred solar supplier
Solar panel manufacturer Viridian Solar has been chosen by construction company Stewart Milne Homes as a preferred supplier, signing a Group Supply Agreement.