Solarcentury backing mooted sale to take it to ‘the top tier’
Solarcentury is backing its potential sale to help the company accelerate and establish itself as a major player in the energy transition.
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The good, the bad and the ugly in the UK’s green finance crusade
Few could fault the government for rallying behind clean energy funding where others demur but are vague or localised measures enough for a world with 12 years left to limit global warming?
Corporate PPAs hailed as ‘22TWh opportunity’ for UK renewables
Policy and market signals could pave way for clean energy purchase boom led by solar PV but getting smaller corporates on board will be challenging, London event hears.
Green Energy International to develop 36.6MW solar farm in Scotland, unveils 700MW pipeline
A 36.6MW subsidy-free solar farm has gone into planning in Scotland as Green Energy International (GEI) announces a pipeline of over 700MW.
Octopus Investments nails its renewable colours to the wall with rebrand
Solar investor Octopus Energy Investments lauds its renewable business mission as it rebrands as Octopus Renewables.
Oxford PV lands £34 million in new funding for 200MW heterojunction solar cell line
Oxford PV has secured £34 million in new funding, partly from Meyer Burger, for a 200MW heterojunction (HJT) solar cell line.
E.On expands interest-free solar financing options
E.On has unveiled a range of interest-free financing options for domestic solar and storage in the UK, helping consumers spread installation costs.
Remove policy barriers to solar, says Conservative Environmental Network manifesto
The Conservative Environmental Network (CEN) has released its manifesto, outlining ideas for how the Conservative Party could tackle the climate emergency, including the removal of barriers to solar and storage.
‘Meaningless’ BEIS solar stats not tallying with industry activity, STA says
The solar industry has hit back at official government deployment statistics, arguing that without an improved collation system they have become “meaningless”.
sonnen appoints new UK lead as it targets storage, VPP growth
Shell-owned energy storage firm sonnen has appointed Gavin Stokes as its new UK & Ireland country director, tasking him with growing the firm’s residential storage footprint.
1.7MWp ground-mounted solar farm to be built at Doncaster Sheffield Airport
A 1.7MWp solar farm is to be built at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), financed by the airport's investors the Peel Group.
Viridian launches into Republic of Ireland with new deal
Viridian Solar continues its expansion through a new partnership to bring its roof integrated solar to the Republic of Ireland.
Fresh round of collective solar purchasing schemes planned for September
A fresh round of collective solar purchasing schemes is to launch across the UK this September, this time hoping to incorporate domestic storage.
Anesco celebrates completion of firm’s largest utility-scale battery to date
Anesco has completed its largest utility-scale battery storage site to date, a 20MW/20MWh project near Manchester.
STA shines light on solar’s biodiversity benefits
Solar can help wildlife to thrive, a new tool aims to prove while also seeking to help industry with improving biodiversity of sites.
Sponsored Solar & Storage Live Awards 2019 shortlist unveiled
The Solar & Storage Live Awards, organised by Terrapinn, is proud to announce this year’s shortlist.