Large-Scale Solar

American microinverter manufacturer, Enphase is “hoping to do for storage what it did for inverters” by moving to a modular architecture. Peter Bennett caught up with Thomas Lee, senior product manager for Enphase at Ecobuild to learn more about the company’s new energy storage system.

Yorkshire Water is plotting to construct ground-mounted solar arrays at two of its sewage and water treatment plants to help meet its energy demands.

UK shipping firm MMD Shipping Services has partnered with EvoEnergy to install a 1MW rooftop array at its import facility in Portsmouth.

The UK has spearheaded a return to growth for the utility-scale solar sector in Europe, according to figures released by Wiki-Solar.org.

UK-based thin film start up, Oxford Photovoltaics has secured at least a further £8 million in VC funding to further plans to commercialise its blend of perovskite materials under a licensing model.

Dr Marek Kubik, strategic advisor, AES Corporation discusses the role for energy storage technology and solar to work together and how the success of existing pilot schemes could surprise people.

A former open cast mining operation in Derbyshire has won planning permission to develop a 7.1MW solar farm on the site.

Chinese solar manufacturer, ET Solar has completed a 9.1MW solar farm in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in partnership with solar developer, Hilperton PV.

Marks & Spencer will be purchasing cheaper, greener electricity thanks to the installation of a 6.1MW solar array at its East Midlands Distribution Centre in Castle Donington.

The Crown Estate has partnered with Portland stone provider, Albion Stone to submit a planning application for a solar farm on a disused quarry site.