The advent of unsubsidised solar in the UK is accelerating and Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), one of the top five asset holders in the UK, now expects its previous patience in the field to pay off.
GRIDSERVE has unveiled that it is to start construction on a 37.4MW solar farm and 27MW battery storage project imminently, in what is being billed as the UK’s most technologically advanced solar farm to date.
Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised around £272 million to refinance a 200MW portfolio of onshore wind and solar PV assets in the UK.
A new Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report on the future of home energy efficiency has attracted criticism after it failed to mention solar PV.
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is to launch a new certification scheme for battery energy storage systems.
Tesla is launching hardware which adds backup power capabilities to its Powerwall domestic battery storage system for the first time in Europe.
A ban on Solarplicity’s energy supply outfit from taking on new customers will not affect its flagship solar rollout scheme, the company has said.
When Hitachi suspended development of its planned new nuclear power plant at Wylfa in early 2019, many thought the news would blow a hole in the country’s decarbonisation plans. But as costs continue to fall, even the UK government, not usually considered to be renewables’ closest ally, has pointed to the technologies’ role in plugging that gap. Liam Stoker looks at what might be required.
Solar manufacturer SolarEdge has unveiled a new smart phone app that professes to make inverter installation and commissioning easier for installers.
HBS New Energies has been awarded a new contract to install rooftop solar arrays across six Welsh Water sites.
An electrical fault with a solar PV system has been confirmed as the cause of a fire in Lancashire last week.
Thrive Renewables has sold two onshore wind farms in a bid to target investments in C&I solar.
The installation of more than 4,000 solar panels on rooftops at the Port of Goole is now complete.
Ashford Borough Council is to develop a 9MW solar farm on council land which it said would provide a “significant income stream” for the local authority.
Good Energy has turned to Belectric and Powerstar to help bolster its C&I battery storage offering.
Consumers in a Brixton housing estate will soon be able to trade solar power amongst themselves as an EDF Energy-backed, blockchain-enabled pilot project gets underway.