Commercial & Residential Solar

Two solar parks, totalling 42MW have been sold to Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) by WIRSOL Energy (WIRSOL).

Several developers are launching commercial rooftop departments – could this mean the sector is finally taking off?

A 10MW solar farm near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire has been granted approval on appeal by the Welsh planning inspectorate.

There were more than 7,780 solar installs carried out under the feed-in tariff during January 2015, according to the latest figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

United Utilities has installed solar arrays across four of its rooftops at the Fleetwood Water Treatment Works (WTW).

The competition and markets authority (CMA) has called into question the value for money of the eight CfD projects which were awarded funding without competition.

Having initially updated its global PV project pipeline in January, major photovoltaic energy provider (PVEP) Canadian Solar has revealed its UK plans, which like its US pipeline is being expanded by project acquisitions.

Martin Cotterell argues that the solar industry needs something in place to make sure that battery systems are sold appropriately; there is the potential for customers getting charged loads extra for a battery ‘add-on’ that doesn’t really give them a whole lot of benefit.

Green Party London Assembly Member, Jenny Jones is urging City Hall to setup a dedicated Solar PV Delivery Unit that would help boost London’s flagging solar deployment.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has agreed to purchase three solar farms across the UK for a total commitment of £54 million.