Sponsored Q&A: Engenera’s Lloyd Lawson on the company’s new £100m Green Bond
Solar Power Portal caught up with Lloyd Lawson from EPC Engenera about the launch of the Green Bond and the benefits businesses could see from working with them.
Commercial & Residential Solar
Innova Energy turns to NatWest for £30 million UK solar refinancing
Innova Energy has refinanced its 57MW portfolio of UK rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV.
Over 70% of installers to offer Green Homes Grant but six month length ‘not enough time’
Installers are calling for an extension to the Green Homes Grants by at least eighteen months.
MCS publishes updated PV Standard as installations increase
MCS has updated its solar PV Standard as it celebrates the “encouraging levels” of new installations.
Riding Sunbeams gains first commercial funding to help drive ‘just transition’ in transport
The solar powered rail network company Riding Sunbeams has gained its first ever commercial funding from Thrive Renewables and Friends Provident Foundation.
HBS completes 11.65MW Anglian Water solar farm
A 11.65MW solar farm has been installed by HBS New Energies as part of Anglian Water’s Solar Delivery Programme.
Domestic solar installations ‘snowball’ through lockdown
Cornwall based installer Naked Solar talked to Solar Power Portal about operating through the COVID-19 lockdown, and the impact it has had on domestic solar installations.
Scottish Water completes another solar PV project as it pushes towards net zero
Scottish Water has completed another solar site, as it continues its push to reach net zero by 2040.
Scottish Water makes bid for net zero as renewables lead strategy
Scottish Water has detailed its plans to ramp up its reliance on renewable energy in its net zero roadmap.
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Citizens’ Assembly shows majority of public support solar as a net zero technology
Solar proved a winning technology for the UK’s first ever Citizens' Assembly on climate change, with 81% supporting it.
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HIES launches legal action against ‘anti-competitive’ MCS change
Home Insulation & Energy Systems (HIES) has announced that it is taking legal action against the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Service Co Ltd, due to the latter’s decision to mandate all its registered installers to join its commercial partner Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC).
FiT completion deadline further extended by six months
Solar projects have been granted a further six months to complete and register under the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme due to the long-lasting impacts of COVID-19.
Hackney Light and Power celebrates first rooftop PV installation in 1MW programme
Hackney Council’s publicly-owned renewable energy services company, Hackney Light and Power, is celebrating the completion of its first roof installation.
Residential solar boosts house prices by average of £30,000
The value of residential solar has been touted after new research revealed that the technology can boost the value of houses by over £30,000.
Winchester sport centre hits green milestone as solar install is completed
Winchester Sport and Leisure Park is now one of the greenest buildings in the south of England, as its solar panels are installed.
Trade bodies call for business rates relief and VAT discount reinstatement to boost industry
UK energy trade bodies – including the Solar Trade Association and Regen – are calling on the Treasury to implement tax relief for clean energy technologies.