Large-Scale Solar

Basildon’s new high tech waste management facility will be partly powered by solar after Photon Energy completed a 309.71kWp system on the waste facility’s roof.

A new report funded by the fuel cell industry claims that over five million fuel cell smart power units could be installed in the UK by 2030, driving a “revolution” in distributed energy.

Yingli Green Energy is to supply 66MW of its modules to four large-scale UK solar projects.

British Solar Renewables (BSR) has partnered with recycling firm, SITA UK in a deal that could see a number of landfill sites across the UK turned into solar farms.

A flexible, transportable solar array that can be easily deployed or stored has taken one step closer to launching after raising £263,000 through an online crowdfunding campaign.

Scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) have developed a new, completely transparent solar cell.

Cheap technology that can be retrofitted into windows could boost solar’s productivity fourfold, according to researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Toyota’s engine production factory in Deeside, North Wales is using energy generated from its own solar array.

In response to a rising number of solar farm developments, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has issued a Policy Guidance Note to its members outlining the group’s position on solar developments.

Cell manufacturers are increasing their research efforts to push for greater cell efficiencies, according to a new report by NPD Solarbuzz.