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GB Energy appoints Dan McGrail as permanent CEO

July 9, 2025
Great British Energy has announced that Dan McGrail will remain chief executive of the state-owned energy firm, following his time as interim CEO.
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E.ON opens consultation on revised 25MW Coventry solar farm plans

July 8, 2025
E.ON UK has opened a consultation on revised plans for a 25MW solar PV power plant proposal.
Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE, former UK energy and clean growth minister; chair of policy pathways & governance, Transition Finance Council, spoke on day one of the event. Image: Solar Media.

UK Solar Summit day two: maintaining confidence through renewables auction round 7

July 2, 2025
Back for the second day of the UK Solar Summit in London, the team is on the ground ready to present live coverage as the event plays out. Updates will be published here throughout the day.
One of the roadmap actions will see an investigation into the safety of ‘plug-in panels’ to make it easier and cheaper to deploy domestic solar. Image: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ via Flickr.

UK Solar Roadmap charts course to nine million homes powered by solar

June 30, 2025
The UK government has today published its Solar Roadmap, a government-industry paper setting out practical measures to meet solar capacity targets.
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UK solar capacity approaches 19 GW milestone

June 30, 2025
The latest figures from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show that solar capacity has risen by 8.1% year on year.
The UK solar market is heating up. Aether Energy explains how it is empowering the solar sector to embrace real-time data and automation. Image: Aether Energy.
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Aether: The next-gen AI GTM Engine winning over UK solar installers

June 30, 2025
The UK solar market is heating up. Aether Energy explains how it is empowering the solar sector to embrace real-time data and automation.
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Solivus, UrbanChain in shared commercial solar partnership

June 25, 2025
Lightweight solar solutions provider Solivus has partnered with green energy marketplace UrbanChain on a UK commercial solar offering.
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Greenvolt Next to install rooftop solar PV on two shopping centres

June 18, 2025
Greenvolt Next UK has announced that it has agreed deals to install rooftop solar arrays on two major shopping centers in the UK.
At the keynote Unleashing the Rooftop Revolution, opening a stream dedicated to rooftop and community solar, hear how acceleration in rooftop deployment creates new opportunities for developers. Image: AMPYR Distributed Energy.

Rooftop revolution and community benefits: Policy updates from the UK Solar Summit 2025

June 18, 2025
Just two weeks until the UK Solar Summit 2025, here are some of the latest policy updates shaping UK solar.
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E.ON invests £4 million in Allume Energy to boost solar rollout for flats

June 17, 2025
E.ON UK has signed a strategic investment agreement with Australian firm Allume Energy to help the firm expand into the UK.

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