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UK subsidy-free solar to commence in 2019
Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, reveals precisely how and where subsidy-free solar in the UK is to get underway next year.
Articles tagged with: Subsidy Free
End of MIP opening a ‘huge door’ for subsidy-free solar in Europe
The end of the minimum import price on solar panels and cells imported from China is opening a “huge door” for subsidy-free PV developments throughout Europe.
SunGift completes 140kW subsidy-free solar install for University of Exeter
SunGift Energy has installed a 140.5kW solar rooftop array on behalf of the University of Exeter, a project completed without the need for subsidy.
Increased renewables penetration at risk of delaying ‘second wave’ of strong solar growth
The “second wave” of strong solar growth in the UK and beyond, driven by subsidy-free economics, could be delayed by cannibalisation of wholesale power prices.
Subsidy-free solar to power country’s ‘first carbon-negative business park’
A planned 15MW subsidy-free solar develop will begin construction this summer to power what is said to be the country’s first carbon-negative business park.
Doncaster Rovers to save £1 million from subsidy-free PPA install
One of the first high profile subsidy-free commercial installs has been completed at the Keepmoat Stadium, home to Doncaster Rovers Football Club, with low technology costs and public sector backing showing that solar has a strong future post-feed-in tariff (FiT).
Cardiff council bids to turn landfill site into 7.5MW PPA-backed solar farm
Cardiff Council is to run the rule over a planned ground-mount solar farm this week which could bolster public coffers to the tune of more than £6 million.
Scotland’s largest solar farm approved in first for government
A 50MW solar farm has been approved at a former RAF airfield, giving Elgin Energy the green light to develop Scotland’s largest consented solar project in the early 2020s.
UK climbs back up EY’s renewables league on back of subsidy-free solar
The UK has climbed back up to seventh in EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), its highest position since cuts to renewable subsidies sent its ranking tumbling.
Solar Media partners Portuguese energy secretary for Large Scale Solar Europe 2019 conference
Solar Media, the publisher of Solar Power Portal, is delighted to announce that next year’s Large Scale Solar Europe event will be held in Portugal in partnership with the country’s secretary of state of energy.
Business rates to be applied to energy storage in 2022 as government seeks help
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is calling on the sector to engage with the development of business rates that will be applied to energy storage projects in 2022, including those attached to subsidy-free solar farms.
Panel contemplates future of debt as solar’s post-subsidy finance
A panel of solar financiers has questioned whether or not debt remains the most efficient way of financing projects post-subsidy as power purchase agreements replace subsidies as the chief source of revenue.
Zestec targets commercial rooftop market with multi-million-pound, subsidy-free model
Zestec Asset Management is aiming to ignite the UK’s commercial solar rooftop market with a multi-million pound, subsidy-free model.
INRG in pursuit of ‘perfect answer’ for subsidy-free solar economics
Solar developer INRG has spoken of how it wants to crack subsidy-free solar economics with its planned 120MW solar project.
Second huge solar farm in the works as INRG plots 120MW post-subsidy array
Hampshire-based INRG Solar is plotting a 120MW solar array near Scunthorpe in what could be the country’s second proposed solar farm of significant infrastructure status.
Solar stories of the year 2017: October – December
With 2017 drawing to a close, Solar Power Portal recaps some of the most popular and important stories of the year. In the fourth and final part of a series of articles in the lead up to Christmas, today we look at the last three months of 2017.
Solar stories of the year 2017: July – September
With 2017 drawing to a close, Solar Power Portal recaps some of the most popular and important stories of the year. In the third of a series of articles in the lead up to Christmas, today we look at July, August and September.
Wirsol to develop two PPA-backed, subsidy-free solar parks in Q1 2018
Solar EPC Wirsol Energy has acquired development rights for two UK-based, subsidy-free solar farms that it intends to develop in Q1 2018.
NESF commits to developing UK subsidy-free solar in 2018
NextEnergy Solar Fund has accelerated its timeline for developing subsidy-free solar in the UK, committing to completing four such projects over the next 12 months.
Anesco lays claim to UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm
UK-based renewables developer Anesco has laid claim to the country’s first subsidy-free solar farm, a 10MW site near Flitwick in Bedfordshire.
Aberla sets sights on grid-parity solar and ‘booming’ storage
Aberla’s new leadership is targeting significant growth in both solar and storage markets, considering the former to be at grid-parity and the latter to be “on the cusp of a boom”.
Exclusive: UK installed 640MW of solar in Q1 2017
With the Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) scheme for UK based solar incentives finishing on 31 March 2017, the domestic sector once again showed its resilience by installing a healthy 640MW during Q1 2017.
UK developers edging closer to subsidy-free solar
UK solar developers are edging closer to deploying utility-scale solar without the need for subsidies, a panel of asset owners has said.