Commercial & Residential Solar

The generation of renewable electricity in the UK has increased by a fifth spurred on by dramatic increases in solar PV capacity, according to figures published in the Renewable Energy Association’s annual REview. 

Foresight Solar has revealed it contracted Trina Solar to supply the modules for the 2.2MW extension to its 32.2MW Wymeswold Solar Farm in Leicestershire.

Thin-film producer Solar Frontier has revealed that it will partner with German developer, New Energy for the World (NEW) to develop and sell 100MW of solar farms in the UK.

The Thorne Colliery Solar Farm proposed by solar developer RES has received planning permission by Doncaster Council, securing a £25,000 pledge for a local community centre.

Carmarthenshire County Council has unveiled plans to install solar panels on the roofs of some 2,700 council homes and other council buildings as part of a wide-ranging effort to reduce energy bills.

German-headquartered developer, Goldbeck Solar has confirmed that it constructed and connected 75MW of UK solar capacity in the first quarter of 2015.

Bristol’s first community-owned solar park at Moorhouse Lane was launched by the city’s mayor George Ferguson this weekend.

Solar developer Hive Energy has been given the green light for two new solar projects with a combined capacity of 13MW.

Turkey farming and food production firm Bernard Matthews has bolstered its solar PV portfolio with the addition of 2.5MW of capacity across 11 of its farms in East Anglia.

Costa Coffee has unveiled what it claims is the country’s first ‘zero energy’ coffee shop in Telford.