Commercial & Residential Solar

Octopus Energy has announced the launch of a new smart tariff aimed at consumers with domestic solar and battery storage.

Research by specialty retail company BOXT has found that East Renfrewshire in Scotland saw the highest rise in renewable energy installations – including solar panels – within a year at 31.1%

Qcells and RenEnergy are helping to turn 4,000 m2 of disused space at Cranfield University into an energy saving hub with funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.

Solar Power Portal sat down with Andreas Thorsheim, CEO of the solar marketplace, Otovo, to discuss the significant role VPPs have to play in the path to a smart net zero.

OVO Energy has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Atrato Onsite Energy to receive clean energy from its 50MW solar PV project in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging provider, ev.energy has announced a new partnership with Maxeon Solar Technologies that will see domestic solar power charge electric vehicles (EVs).

Following energy minister Graham Stuart’s assurances that the Government is working hard to meet it’s 70GW solar target on the first day of Solar Media’s UK Solar Summit 2023 (27 June) the close of the second day of the event saw a panel of experts discuss what risks threaten the success of this new era of solar.

Scotland’s interest-free solar home loans scheme has been ended abruptly, according to Solar Energy UK.

A report by the conservation organisation, WWF and ScottishPower has found that making low carbon improvements – including installing solar panels – could increase the value of domestic properties by up to £10,000.

Octopus Energy has installed solar panels in 13 houses on one street in Walthamstow, East London to create a ‘solar street’.