Commercial & Residential Solar

The first council solar bond to be issued in the UK has sold out a month ahead of its final deadline in a landmark project that could kick-start a new wave of community energy projects.

Nissan has completed a new 4.75MW solar farm at its manufacturing site in Sunderland which has been co-located alongside ten existing wind turbines and will provide 100% of its energy to the company’s manufacturing needs.

Anesco Community Energy has doubled its solar capacity by purchasing two operational projects from its development arm Anesco.

Two of the three remaining solar projects that were allocated Contracts for Differences (CfD) last year have been beset by delays and the termination of subsidy support.

Nominations for this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards are currently open. Returning for its fourth consecutive year, the Solar Power Portal Awards will take place on 5 October during the Clean Energy Live exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC.

Hamburg-based renewables operator Capital Stage has taken its UK-based PV portfolio to in excess of 80MW after purchasing its fifth asset.

Goldbeck Solar has confirmed the completion of a 49.6MW solar farm near Melksham in Wiltshire as the company looks to grow its business in the UK.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville reveals who has led large-scale solar development in the UK

Solarcentury owes its longevity in the UK market to constant product innovation and keeping hold of its core people, the company’s head of external affairs Seb Berry has said.

The latest solar PV deployment figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have continued to cause confusion after they recorded a gap of over 8MW compared to official Ofgem statistics for April, and dramatically revised upwards its forecasts for total Q1 deployment.