Commercial & Residential Solar

The former RAF North Creake Airfield in Norfolk will soon be home to 80,000 solar panels after British Solar Renewables successfully secured planning permission for a 20MW solar farm.

Germany-based solar developer ib vogt is working with Chinese solar manufacturer Hanwha SolarOne to complete two new large-scale solar projects in the UK.

The smaller-scale solar PV market in the UK is continuing to recover and grow slowly following the introduction of a new feed-in tariff (FiT) degression model.

The first of a series of new-build nuclear sites in the UK has received planning permission.

Plans have been submitted for a 7.2MW solar park on the outskirts of Leeds by local green energy company, Oakapple Renewable Energy.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) flagship Green Deal scheme is off to a flying start with 1,729 assessments lodged in February.

Kingspan Group, a UK-based provider of sustainable products for the construction industry, has developed an innovative insulated BIPV module for industrial and commercial rooftops which is expected to “revolutionise” the BIPV market.

Conergy and long-term partner Solaer have announced the imminent completion of four solar farms in the UK.

Gatehouse Energy, Styles&Wood Group PLC’s carbon abatement and clean energy division, has announced that it will be partnering with Consensus Capital Private Equity to provide renewable energy technology free of charge.

The latest solar installation figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show a marked increase in domestic-scale solar installations over the last month.