Large-Scale Solar

Marks & Spencer will install a 6.1MW rooftop solar system at its East Midlands Distribution Centre in Castle Donington.

Glastonbury-based solar developer, British Solar Renewables (BSR) has begun construction of a 7.65MW solar farm near Truro in Cornwall.

British telecommunications company, BT has revealed that it will power its global research and development headquarters with British solar.

Solar PV developer, ODPE has revealed that it has over 56MW of UK solar farms following the approval of its 18MW solar farm in Iwade, Kent.

TRIG has said it is to focus on rooftop solar due to cuts in funding for solar farms.

The ambitious North African-based Concentrated Solar Project (CSP) TuNur said it will not discourage the success of UK-based solar developments, despite TuNur’s size or plan to apply for funding from the British government via the contracts for difference (CfDs) scheme.

London-based solar developer, Primrose Solar has agreed a £29 million finance package with M&G Investments to refinance four UK solar farms.

Clydebank-headquartered PV installer, Campbell & Kennedy has announced that it has been appointed to undertake the supply and installation of solar on Medway Council’s main council office and the council’s Medway Tunnel control building.

ET Solar has broken ground on a 8.7MW solar farm in Somerset.

A poll run on Solar Power Portal in the build up to Solar Energy UK posed the question: To what extent do you agree with the following statement? ‘Current installer standards agencies are supporting the progression of the UK solar PV industry’. The results make for grim reading for the MCS: 67.08% of readers either disagree or strongly disagree with the statement.