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With the first full month of Brexit over, Solar Power Portal took a look at how the UK’s exit from the EU has impacted the solar sector, in particular the wholesale market.

The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has adopted a report supporting a pan-European solar rooftop programme.

A new, EU-backed fund has been announced for community energy projects in the west of England.

Small-scale solar PV installations have maintained their priority dispatch rights in Europe after a vote by European Union Member States last week.

The European Union has elected not to extend anti-dumping duties against panels imported from China, with the minimum import price now ceasing to exist from midnight Monday 3 September 2018.

The European Commission has approved replacing the current Minimum Import Price (MIP) for module imports from China with a new reduced price on a sliding scale mechanism, despite receiving almost negligible support from member states.

The UK will have to adhere to the European Union’s environmental and climate change-related policy if it is to have any future agreement with the trading bloc, according to the first EU response to the triggering of article 50.

EU member states have rejected European Commission proposals to extend anti-dumping duties attached to Chinese solar imports.

Late last week the EU minimum import price undertaking was dealt a fresh blow as three more companies withdrew, with critics suggesting the latest development was further evidence the agreement lies in tatters.

The UK will miss its legally binding targets for renewable energy according to the National Grid, which has claimed the progress required to meet the EU-set goals is beyond what can be achieved.