Commercial & Residential Solar

The UK solar industry has received support from an unlikely source after it was revealed celebrity chef Delia Smith commissioned a ground-mount installation at her house in Suffolk.

A new volunteer movement is building support in the Dorking area for solar deployment, with TD Solar Group’s efforts leading to its first installation. At a time when the industry is taking stock of how to build on its successes, Steven McDonald and his team are finding new ways to promote deployment at a local level.

Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy has commissioned a 5MW solar farm near Wareham, Dorset and lined up a further three for development.

The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is seeking answers from the energy storage industry on how best to define and consider the various technologies, both behind and in front of the meter.

Mongoose Energy has revealed that two of its affiliated community energy companies (bencoms) have raised over £2 million for solar developments since the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief for community projects was closed in October last year.

Solarcentury has developed, constructed and sold its first ground-mount solar farm in Germany, continuing its expansion throughout Europe.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has continued to build its UK solar portfolio with the acquisition of six additional solar plants with a combined energy capacity of over 104MW.

The UK would be plunged into an energy crisis if the government perseveres with plans to close all remaining coal plants by 2025, a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) has claimed.

Plans for a new housing development incorporating a solar plant are currently being considered by Cotswold District Council, where 88 new properties and a nearby school could stand to benefit from local energy generation.

The Mayor of London is facing calls to set up a green energy supply business for Transport for London and the city’s homes and businesses which would seek to support increased uptake in solar installations.