Commercial & Residential Solar

Initial trials of Good Energy and Open Utility’s peer to peer energy trading service Piclo have concluded that the system could “bring renewable tariffs to life” and benefit both generators and consumers.

As UK solar’s most recent build cycle comes to an end and portfolio operators continue to add to their earnings, the O&M market is hotting up. Liam Stoker looks into what’s trending in O&M, and what’s becoming standard in an ever-changing sub-sector.

Marks & Spencer has launched the second wave of the M&S Energy Community Energy Fund, offering up to £350,000 of funding to renewable energy projects around the UK.

Renewable energy installer Dulas has partnered with Italian energy efficiency firm Innovatec to launch an energy management service targeted at intensive energy users in the UK.

Martifer Solar will begin to target new power purchase agreements (PPAs) and grid-scale storage for its solar projects following the connection of its last solar project under the Renewables Obligation before the 31 March deadline.

LG Electronics has released its first bifacial solar module – the LG NeON 2 BiFacial – to the UK market, pledging to increase energy yields by as much as 25%.

The Scottish Labour party has pledged to generate half of the country’s electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030 as part of its manifesto for this week’s Scottish Parliament election.

Construction of Ireland’s largest solar development has been given the green light after planning permission was granted to Hadstone Energy’s 46MW solar farm in County Antrim.

A near 50MW solar farm has been completed near Norwich and has begun generating renewable energy for the local grid in one of the biggest schemes of its kind.

The government has been advised to accept the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) fifth carbon budget by the Energy and Climate Change (ECC) committee, which has warned that any attempt to deviate from the plan will be met with scrutiny.