Commercial & Residential Solar

One of the largest solar farms to be completed in the UK has been acquired by Bluefield Solar Income Fund.

Foresight Group has purchased a large-scale UK solar farm from the Chinese tier-one PV module manufacturer Renesola, with Foresight claiming that its UK solar portfolio now exceeds 400MW of generation assets.

Two seaports in South Wales are generating their own electricity after Associated British Ports completed two 250kWp arrays in Cardiff and Swansea.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) tried to cover up negative effects fracking would have on rural areas it has been revealed after the department lost another freedom of information battle.

Solar Impulse 2 has broken the world record for solar flight, both in terms of duration and distance.

Waitrose’s Leckford Estate farm near Stockbridge is now generating its own renewable electricity thanks to a 186kWp solar array installed on the roof of an agricultural shed.

British Solar Renewables’ plans to construct a 25MW solar farm on a site near Rampisham Down have been dealt a significant blow after the project was called in for a public inquiry.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published a report which outlines the benefits of businesses across the UK adopting on-site generation technologies, but has warned that there are a number of challenges hampering widespread adoption.

Southern Solar MD Howard Johns speaks to Solar Power Portal about how the firm dealt with several hazards – including radiation – during its recent rooftop install at Portsmouth Naval Base.

Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has commissioned two new solar farms and announced a further drawdown from its debt facility to refinance an existing project.