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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.
NTR fund makes maiden UK solar purchase with £55 million splash
Sustainable infrastructure manager NTR has splashed nearly £55 million on its maiden portfolio of operational UK solar assets.
Arlington Energy targets 1GW energy storage and gas peaker portfolio with £200 million investment
Arlington Energy has announced plans to build out a 1GW portfolio of energy storage and gas peaker projects across the UK after securing initial funding of £200 million from an offshore fund of institutional investment.
Libra Energy shifts UK wholesale operation to the Netherlands
Solar distributor Libra Energy has shifted its UK-facing distribution and sales business to mainland Europe as part of a wider operational restructure.
Sunamp signs ‘milestone’ MoU with Trina Solar to combine thermal storage with heat pumps
Sunamp has signed an agreement with Chinese solar giant Trina Solar to develop an integrated solution combining its thermal storage batteries with heat pumps to be manufactured at a new factory in Changzhou.
Budget 2018: Hammond’s ‘missed opportunity’ as government prepares energy efficiency overhaul
The UK renewables lobby has once again expressed its exasperation that clean energy failed to merit a mention within this year’s Budget, despite the government teasing an overhaul of tax benefits for on-site generators.
Failing to ‘cross the Rubicon’: education, familiarity and complexity stand in the way of PPAs
A lack of familiarity and education among corporates, and complexity over deal arrangements, is stopping firms ‘crossing the Rubicon’ and signing up to power purchase agreements utilising on-site solar, according to a panel investors speaking at last week’s Solar & Storage Live.
UK’s second subsidy-free solar farm completed by West Sussex Council using battery storage
The UK’s second subsidy-free solar farm, and the first by a local authority using battery storage, has been completed by West Sussex County Council in a project that ticked “every box” and will generate significant income over the next 25 years.
MCS and RECC flash their teeth as proactive investigations, mis-selling crackdowns begin
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is preparing a proactive investigation of around 300 solar installations as the watchdog doubles down on enforcement issues.
United Utilities doubles down on floating PV with second reservoir install
Water utility United Utilities has started work on a 1MW floating solar installation near one of its water treatment facilities in Lancashire.
Solar & Storage Today digital versions now available for free download
Solar Power Portal has today published digital versions of all three copies of last week’s Solar & Storage Today daily newspapers.
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Viridian Solar goes Nordic as European expansion continues
Viridian Solar has penned another distribution deal outside of the UK, this time clinching an exclusive agreement in Norway.
Scottish Power to develop ‘sizeable’ UK solar portfolio following fossil fuel divestment
Scottish Power has confirmed that solar will feature in its future generation plans following the sale of over 2.5GW of gas and hydro assets to Drax, becoming the first 'Big Six' energy company to go fully renewable.
Poll shows Brits support EU regulation to pay solar generators for export, including Leavers
A majority of the respondents in a new YouGov poll would support the UK matching incoming European Union regulations that guarantee payments for solar homes exporting into the grid; including those that voted to leave in the Brexit referendum.
Solar Power Portal & Energy Storage News Awards 2018 winners gallery
All the photos from this week's Solar Power Portal and Energy Storage News Awards, as the evening's winners collect their awards.
EvoEnergy clinches historic hat trick as storage firms win big at SPP & ESN Awards
EvoEnergy scooped an historic hat trick at last night’s Solar Power Portal and Energy Storage News Awards, retaining the Contractor of the Year Awards to round off a glittering gala dinner ceremony at the Hilton NEC Metropole.