Commercial & Residential Solar

There is no economic benefit from installing energy storage with solar PV in UK homes a new study has suggested, adding that the cost of battery degradation would cost homeowners £400 in the first year.

Commercial PV contractor Forrest has landed the highly sought-after tender to help a Cumbrian industrial park go off-grid.

London’s solar strategy was finally published earlier this month with new measures including a reverse solar tender and support for community energy schemes at its heart. David Pratt sat down with Shirley Rodrigues, deputy mayor of London for energy and the environment, to discuss City Hall’s plans for solar.

Solar Power Portal is today publishing Solar & Storage Today, a special preview edition of daily newspapers to be distributed at Solar & Storage Live.

The Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) has yet to re-introduce solar as part of its consumer offer, despite new loans being available since June following its privatisation earlier this year.

The Scottish government has been recommended to allow companies who invest in solar a year-long grace period before higher business rates come into effect.

Specialist energy contractor Aberla has appointed ex-Forrest director Paul McCarren as its new managing director, with the firm also boasting new investment.

With the Solar Power Portal Awards 2017 now just a matter of weeks away, we take a look at those projects nominated for the Residential, Commercial and Industrial-scale Storage Project of the Year category.

Liam Stoker discusses Sadiq Khan’s London environment strategy and why his apparent decision to row back on plans for an independent supplier – at least for the time being – aren’t good news for solar in the capital.

Rooftop solar installations are going ahead in the Republic of Ireland without subsidy, according to Swiss roof mountings manufacturer Schweizer, which has suggested a rooftop tariff may not be needed.