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Brexit and solar: Stockpiling, uncertainty and optimism

February 4, 2021
With the first full month of Brexit over, Solar Power Portal took a look at how the UK’s exit from the EU has impacted the solar sector, in particular the wholesale market.
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Hartree Partners launches 4GW solar enterprise AMPYR Solar Europe

February 1, 2021
Hartree Partners has announced the launch of a new solar enterprise, AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE).
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West Berkshire Council announces plans for £10m solar farm

January 28, 2021
West Berkshire Council has announced plans for a new £10 million solar farm to help in its transition to carbon neutrality by 2030.
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Installers call for changes to ‘desperate’ Green Homes Grant

January 27, 2021
The government’s Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme is reportedly in chaos, with growing debt and job losses as installers are being left out of pocket.
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Solar Energy UK welcomes Future Homes Standard’s 31% carbon reduction target

January 20, 2021
The solar sector has welcomed the UK government’s 31% home carbon emissions reduction target as part of the long-awaited Future Homes Standard update.
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Portsmouth biggest council investor in solar over last 6 years

January 19, 2021
Since 2014, Portsmouth has invested more in solar than any other council in the UK according to new research.
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Solar Trade Association changes to Solar Energy UK to reflect ‘new era’ for sector

January 14, 2021
UK trade body rebrands and changes name as it lobbies for 40GW of solar capacity by 2030.
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Solar output grows 2.29% in 2020 in bumper year for renewables

January 14, 2021
Solar generation grew by 2.29% in 2020 amidst surging growth in renewables more broadly in Great Britain, according to analysis from EnAppSys.
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Embracing a ‘DIY ethos’: A look at Wales’s first solar PV Co-op Egni

January 13, 2021
Solar Power Portal caught up with Egni Co-op’s Rosie Gillam to discuss the benefits and challenges of co-ops, and the power of a ‘DIY ethos’.
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2020 tested our resilience but not our resolve

January 12, 2021
The Solar Trade Associations Jonathan Selwyn takes a look at solar in 2020, the challenges but also the resilience and the optimism going into 2021.

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