Commercial & Residential Solar

Onshore wind developer Banks Group has submitted formal plans to develop a 5MW solar array at the site of its Penny Hill wind farm two months after first revealing it was to move into solar.

Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce the shortlist for the commercial-scale rooftop >250kW category at this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards.

Gloucester Cathedral has submitted plans to install a 45kWp rooftop solar array on its nave as part of a £6 million regeneration project.

Tier one module manufacturer Vikram Solar has signed a supply deal with UK distributor Edmundson Electrical Greentech (EEG).

Plans to develop a 5MW community-owned solar farm in Balcombe, the village at the centre of a significant anti-fracking movement, have continued to gather support from local residents.

Two solar farms are being developed in Swindon after the council successfully implemented a Local Development Order (LDO) which granted permitted development for over 20 potential solar projects across the area.

Mechanical and electrical engineering firm Harvey Group has targeted the renewables sector by acquiring Northern Ireland-based installer Solmatix Renewables.

Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce the shortlisted entries for the Best industry innovation category in this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards.

Nottingham City Council has installed what is claimed to be the UK’s largest solar carport at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre.

The UK’s largest holder of solar PV assets Lightsource has pulled plans to develop a 5MW solar farm in Anglesey, Wales.