Commercial & Residential Solar

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‘Invisible’ ground-integrated 50kW residential solar system installed

April 12, 2019
A 50kW ‘ground-integrated photovoltaic’ (GIPV) residential solar system has been installed in Burnham Market, Norfolk.
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Solarcentury, M&A and the thirst for British solar expertise

April 11, 2019
With the news that Solarcentury is eyeing up a potential £250 million sale, Liam Stoker looks at the M&A momentum in the solar sector and why British developers score highly on energy company wish lists.
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Centrica sets 7GW distributed generation target

April 11, 2019
Centrica is to deploy 7GW of distributed, low carbon technologies over the next decade, with solar and battery storage set to play a crucial role.
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New study to explore solar and storage-powered railways

April 10, 2019
Newly electrified railways in Wales are to be powered by community-owned solar as part of a new study.
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Farewell FiTs: 242.5MW deployed in late FiT deployment surge

April 9, 2019
Almost 242.5MW of solar was installed under the feed-in tariff in Q1 2019, representing a significant surge as the scheme was shuttered for good.
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Aviva embraces solar carports with 608kW system at Norwich office

April 9, 2019
Construction of a 608kWp solar carport at insurance firm Aviva’s Norwich site has been completed.
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Brighton Energy Coop scoops 2.5MW pipeline of pre-accredited FiTs projects

April 4, 2019
Brighton Energy Coop (BEC) secured 2.5MW worth of feed-in tariff exemptions before the feed-in tariff window slammed shut at the weekend.
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Farewell FiTs: Industry leaders embrace a ‘new era’ for UK solar

April 4, 2019
UK solar is entering a “new era” following the closure of the feed-in tariff last weekend, and industry leaders are prepared to embrace the sector’s subsidy-free future.
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IKEA shutters solar offering as result of FiT closure

April 2, 2019
Furniture giant IKEA closed its solar panel offering in the UK on 1 March citing the closure of the feed-in tariff (FiT).
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Octopus Energy to outdo export tariff with Outgoing product

April 1, 2019
Octopus Energy has sought to “replace and improve” upon the now defunct export tariff with its own iteration.

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