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UK solar farm pipeline at 17GW capacity, 58 sites under review for 2021 construction
Solar Media's head of research Finlay Colville takes a look at the UK's solar farm pipeline, and what we can expect to come online in the next year.
Solar Markets & Finance
Solar and storage microgrid platform eleXsys completes £3.65m fundraise
EleXsys Energy has completed a £3.65 million fundraise to support the global expansion of its solar and storage microgrid platform.
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Obton increases investment into Shannon Energy as it targets 1GW of solar in Ireland
Danish solar PV business Obton has announced it is to double its investment in Irish solar partner Shannon Energy.
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VAT exemption for solar products supported by majority of public, survey finds
Removing VAT on clean energy products like solar panels is supported by a majority of the public, new analysis by Green Alliance has found.
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World entering ‘new epoch’ as solar set to become most economic generation source by 2030
By 2030, all of the world's solar resource will be economic in comparison to local fossil fuel generation, according to a new report from thinktank Carbon Tracker.
Virgin Money agrees multi-million pound financing deal with Gresham House
Virgin Money has agreed a new financing partnership with Gresham House Solar Distribution, providing a £18 million revolving credit facility to facilitate the growth of solar assets.
Editor's blog
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UK installs 175MW solar PV capacity in Q1’21, subsidy-free capacity installed now exceeds 1GW
The UK solar industry continued its sustained growth in a zero-subsidy environment, posting 175MWp-dc of new capacity in the 3 months to 31 March 2021 (Q1’21).
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Gresham House secures PPA for Leicestershire site through Zeigo
Gresham House has secured a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 4.3MW solar farm through renewable energy procurement platform Zeigo.
Feature
Q&A: SolarEdge’s Christelle Barnes on optimised PV and routes to commercial solar ownership
SolarEdge's Christelle Barnes explained how the company’s optimised PV system differs from traditional string inverters, how that helps tackle some of the challenges with installation and finance models coming "full circle".
Midsummer partners Jinko Solar, adding Tiger N-Type All Black module to range
UK renewables distributor Midsummer has announced a new partnership with Chinese solar PV manufacturer Jinko Solar.
Gore Street to issue new ordinary shares placing as it continues to target expansion
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is proposing a new issue of ordinary shares at 102 pence per share to raise further capital for its development pipeline of 1.3GW.
Foresight Solar & Technology VCT appoints new director
Foresight Solar & Technology VCT has appointed Carol Thompson as director to “support and further expand the existing portfolio of companies”.
Octopus Renewables to be acquired by supplier Octopus Energy
Octopus Renewables is to be acquired by Octopus Energy, making the supplier one of the largest renewable generation operators in Europe.
SMS launches solar and battery storage solution Solopower for social housing
SMS has launched a new solution to offer local housing authorities a fully financed solar generation and smart battery storage solution, entitled Solopower.
Bulb joins call for VAT on green products to be scrapped ahead of ‘tax day’
Energy supplier Bulb has joined the call to scrap VAT on green products, including solar panels, to help households go green.
Huawei extends partnership with MYTILINEOS into UK and beyond
Huawei is extending its partnership with MYTILINEOS’ Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business Unit.