Commercial & Residential Solar

Details of the government’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) emerged earlier this week, eliciting responses that range from calling it “better than nothing” to welcoming an end to the “ongoing tragedy” of the policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the SEG.

Solar inverter specialist SolarEdge is deploying augmented reality (AR) technology to show off distributed energy’s real-world capabilities.

The policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is set to close by the end of 2019, guaranteeing payment for excess domestic solar generation.

A collapse in the number of residential solar installs has prompted politicians to call for urgent action to fix renewables’ “policy void”.

Campbell & Kennedy (C&K) has installed its 100th school solar system as it looks to educate schools on renewable energy.

Independent energy supplier Tonik Energy has laid claim to an industry first by kickstarting the installation of 250 Tesla Powerwalls in UK homes.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has installed solar arrays at seven of its nature reserves with the help of ethical banking firm Triodos.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is the latest to join a slew of calls for the proposed solar VAT hike to be scrapped.

Residential solar installations slide to just 3.6MW in April 2019, the first month following the closure of the feed-in tariff.

Construction of the UK’s largest solar carport at the site of Bentley Motors’ Crewe headquarters has been completed.