Commercial & Residential Solar

Energy efficiency has been described as the world’s “first fuel” in efforts to cut carbon emissions and promote energy security in a major new report from the International Energy Agency.

Swansea University has launched a new solar energy research centre designed to deliver world-leading scientific research and to support the growth of solar in Wales.

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has published a Grid Barriers to Solar Power briefing designed as a step-by-step guide on the key issues and actions needed to address the “serious problems with grid access” facing solar developers.

The European Commission has announced a list of 140 electricity projects that will be fast tracked and have access to a funding pot of €5.85 billion (US$7.9 billion) including a new UK storage installation and interconnections with Ireland.

Automotive connector and heated glazing manufacturer Strip Tinning has opened a new prototype line that produces string ribbon for solar cells.

Lightsource Renewable Energy and Investec Bank have announced the refinancing of four solar farms with a total capacity of 38MW across the UK.

A claim brought forward by Portuguese thermodynamic module manufacturer Energie EST Lda against the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has been dismissed.

A 10MW solar farm in Cambridgeshire has been put up for sale by a private landowner.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has announced the acquisition of a solar farm project in Cornwall from German solar developer Parabel AG.

Steel company Tata has launched a ground-mount PV system for the UK market. The company offer systems built to order based on the needs of a customer base which, along with sourcing and constructing steel frames, includes independently sourcing the solar panels appropriate to each project.