Commercial & Residential Solar

John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has acquired the Pylle Southern solar park for a total consideration of £6.1 million, locking the higher rate of feed-in tariff available last year.

The eyes of the UK renewables sector – and most others – will be turning to the chancellor this afternoon for his latest Budget speech. Some key decisions are expected to be announced, with the solar sector hoping for some clarity over the future of VAT rates.

UK solar developer Solarcentury has continued its recent international expansion by agreeing to a US$2.5 million solar project in Kenya.

The BRE National Solar Centre has launched a new guide offering best practice recommendations for solar car parks.

Government cuts to the feed-in tariff have made commercial rooftop solar deployment a more attractive proposition according to a top asset management firm.

REPOWERBalcombe has launched a new share offer to install solar arrays at two schools as the community energy group recovers from the cancellation of its planned solar farm.

A number of large solar equipment manufacturers have given the UK market a vote of confidence despite significant reductions to subsidy support frameworks.

A new solar installation has helped a specialist computer manufacturer rapidly reduce its energy consumption as well as gain income from the feed-in tariff (FiT).

UK solar firm Push Energy has launched a joint venture with a drone retailer to offer aerial monitoring services to the domestic solar market.

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for a highly mobile ‘rollable’ solar system that can deploy 18kW of solar in two minutes.